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Auction 194, Lot 386
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"Europae Situs Naturalis sive Structura Naturae Artificio Elaborata et Geographice Repraesentata Anno M DCC", Scherer, Heinrich

Subject: Europe

Period: 1700 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Novus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14 x 8.9 inches
35.6 x 22.6 cm
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Scherer's lovely map of Europe emphasizes the topography, depicitng mountains, rivers, and forests. The large, elaborate title cartouche is surrounded by wildlife. Sea monsters abound in the seas, and bears and a fox frolic in Greenland.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SHER-1a #5

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with minor marginal soiling.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $300

Closed on 9/13/2023

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