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Auction 183, Lot 420
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"Rhodi", Valegio, Francesco

Subject: Rhodes, Greece

Period: 1600 (circa)

Publication: Teatro delle Piu Illustri et Famose Citta del Mondo

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5 x 3.2 inches
12.7 x 8.1 cm
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A handsome and rare miniature plan of the famous fortified harbor of Rhodes. Three concentric circles of walls and towers surround the city, with three galleons in the walled harbor and three windmills just outside the walls. This map is a reduced-sized version of Braun & Hogenberg's view of the city.

References: King (2nd ed.), pp. 76-77.

Condition: A

A nice impression with minor foxing and remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/9/2021

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