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Auction 181, Lot 496
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"Silesia Ducatus a Martino Helwigio Nisense Descriptus", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Southwestern Poland

Period: 1634 (circa)

Publication: Novus Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.7 x 15 inches
50 x 38.1 cm
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Decorative map centered on Breslaw (Wroclaw) and bordered by Brandenburg and Bohemia. The map is embellished with the elaborate coat of arms of Silesia and a figurative title cartouche festooned with birds, animals, a nymph, and a satyr. Based on the surveys of Martin Helwig. German text on verso, published between 1634-35.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2900:2.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on watermarked paper with light toning along the centerfold and a dampstain in the right blank margin.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/10/2021

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