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Auction 194, Lot 456
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"Martis Area et Alea per Tractum Rheni, Mosellae ac Mosae...", Seutter, Matthias

Subject: Western Europe

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 22.8 inches
49.8 x 57.9 cm
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This densely engraved map follows the Rhine, Moselle and Meuse Rivers through western Europe, extending as far south as Solothurn, east to Wurzburg, and north to Deventer. The map is filled with hundreds of tiny towns and is embellished with two decorative cartouches featuring river gods. A small inset map at bottom left shows the origin of the Rhine River.

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Condition: A

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with light toning and foxing confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 9/13/2023

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