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Auction 181, Lot 522
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"Fluviorum in Europa Principis Danubii cum Adiaceniibus Regnis, nec non Totius Graeciae et Archipelagi Novissima Tabula", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Southeastern Europe

Period: 1716 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.4 x 18.9 inches
56.9 x 48 cm
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A handsome map of Italy, Greece, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Hungary, a portion of Turkey and the Balkans. The course of the Danube River prominently crosses to the Black Sea, and a small inset in the Tyrrhenian Sea shows the source of the Danube. Decorative cartouche with river gods, a Pegasus and a dragon.

References:

Condition: B

Full contemporary color with light soiling and toning, a stain at top center, and several old manuscript notations. The bottom margin was trimmed to the neatline at center by the bookbinder.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/10/2021

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