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Auction 193, Lot 527
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"Silesiae Ducatus Accurata et Vera Delineatio...", Hondius, Henricus

Subject: Southwestern Poland

Period: 1636 (published)

Publication: A Geographicke Description of the Regions, Countries and Kingdomes of the World

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.4 x 15.3 inches
49.3 x 38.9 cm
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This map is centered approximately on Breslaw (Wroclaw) with the Oder River running diagonally across the map. The map extends to Krakow in the southeast and Prague in the southwest. The lovely title cartouche features Pan and Demeter adjacent to the coat of arms of Silesia. English text on verso, published in the first edition in which this map appeared.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #2900:1C.1.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with light mat burn outside the image and a few minor dampstains along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/21/2023

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