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Auction 191, Lot 616

"Paskaart der Zeekusten van Italien Tusschen Piombino en C. dell Arme Met de Noord-kust van 't Eylandt Sicilia", Keulen, Johannes van

Subject: Southern Italy

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication: De Nieuwe Groote Lichtende Zee-Fackel

Color: Black & White

Size:
23.2 x 20.2 inches
58.9 x 51.3 cm
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This handsome sea chart is centered on the Tyrrhenian Sea, delimited by Sardinia, Elba, the eastern Italian coast and Sicily. The title cartouche is flanked by merchants and a sea nymph, and incorporates an enlarged inset map of the gulf of Naples. This is a later state with a scale of Italian miles added below the title.

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Condition: B+

Sharp impression on a sheet with a "P" watermark, a faint offsetting, minor foxing, and a stain along the centerfold.

Estimate: $700 - $850

Unsold

Closed on 2/8/2023

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