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Auction 187, Lot 56
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"Le Nom de Systeme Selon les Astronomes ne Signifie Autre Chose que l'Ordre...", Leth, Hendrik de

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Armillary Sphere

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas Geographique & Historique...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.4 x 6.5 inches
21.3 x 16.5 cm
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Attractive copper engraving featuring an armillary sphere surrounded by four diagrams of the various theories of the solar system. For his Nouvel Atlas, Leth made close copies of Jacques Chiquet's maps published in Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas in 1719.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.LETH-1a.

Condition: B

A dark impression with contemporary color and light soiling, issued folding with light toning along the folds and fold separations that have been repaired with paper on verso.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 4/27/2022

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