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Auction 194, Lot 520

"[Lot of 12] Aus Unserer Heimat 12 Bildkarten"

Subject: Switzerland

Period: 1960 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
8.1 x 5.7 inches
20.6 x 14.5 cm
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This charming set of pictorial map cards feature useful information for tourists on verso and are housed in a cardstock envelope with a full-color pictorial cover. The maps were created by Otto Muller and published by Schweizerischer Blindenverband. Otto Muller (1913-2002) was a Swiss artist who spent his career in Zurich as a graphic designer and is best known for his Käsekarte der Schweiz (Cheese Map of Switzerland). Included in this set are:

A. La Suisse - Die Schweiz - Switzerland - La Suizzera
B. Lac Leman Genfersee Lake of Geneva
C. Vierwaldstattersee Lac des Quatre Cantons Lake of Lucerne
D. Zurich
E. Geneve
F. Basel
G. Lausanne
H. Bern
I. Luzerne
J. St. Gallen
K. Schaffhausen
L. Ticino

References:

Condition: A

Eleven of the maps are clean and bright with minor foxing along the edges. The map of Bern has light foxing throughout. The envelope is lightly worn and soiled.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/13/2023

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