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Auction 185, Lot 474

"Regnum Borussiae Gloriosis Auspicys Serenissimi e Potentissimi Princip. Friderici III...", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1701 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.2 x 18.9 inches
56.4 x 48 cm
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This is a very beautiful map due to the highly decorative title cartouche filling the Baltic Sea. The map covers the northern portion of Poland (Gdansk south to Torun) and the Baltic coast, Konigsburg (Kaliningrad) into Lithuania. It is highly detailed throughout with roads, cities, and towns. The title cartouche features a god and goddess of war and two putti flanking the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Condition: B+

A lightly toned sheet with marginal soiling, a couple of printer's creases at top center, a repaired chips at bottom center, and some short tears and chips along the edges of the sheet. There is an old manuscript page number at top right.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $250

Closed on 11/17/2021

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