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Auction 182, Lot 582

"Italia"

Subject: Italy

Period: 1688 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.7 x 4.9 inches
17 x 12.4 cm
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Finely engraved small map of Italy, including the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and the northern coast of Sicily. The Adriatic Sea is shown with a good deal of the Balkan coast. The map is filled with place names and is decorated with stipple-engraved seas. Published by Matteo Cadorin in Padua.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression with light toning along the centerfold, light soiling, and an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/28/2021

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