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Auction 193, Lot 519

"Nurnbergischer Bezirck...", Seutter, Matthias

Subject: Southern Germany, Nuremberg

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.6 x 18.6 inches
54.9 x 47.2 cm
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This unusual map of the region around Nuremberg includes the cities of Closter, Seligenpfort, Schwabach, Cadolzburg, Grafenberg and Hersbruck. The map is presented in a bird's-eye fashion with the cities, hills, forests and lakes graphically depicted in a three-dimensional style. The title cartouche incorporates the coat of arms, and the map is surrounded by a frame-style border.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a long centerfold separation and a short tear in the top margin that have both been repaired with old paper on verso.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/21/2023

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