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Auction 184, Lot 582
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"Mantua la Citta Principale, et Fortezza Incomparabile, del Ducato Medesino in Italia... / Mantua, die Haupt-Stadt u: Unvergleichliche Festung des Herzogthums Gleiches Nahmens in Italien...", Seutter, Matthias

Subject: Mantua, Italy

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 19.3 inches
57.2 x 49 cm
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This superb sheet includes both a bird's-eye plan and a panoramic view of the city of Mantua in northern Italy. The city plan is oriented with north to the right and shows the fortified city walls and includes miniature depictions of important buildings in the city. The view below shows the city from the San Giorgio Bigarello side, with a number of buildings carefully labeled.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression with full contemporary color with minor soiling and short, archivally repaired centerfold separations at top and bottom.

Estimate: $800 - $950

Sold for: $600

Closed on 9/15/2021

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