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Auction 196, Lot 498

"Serenissimo, Celsissimo ac Invictissimo Principi, Frederico Guilielmo ... hanc Pomeraniae Ducatus Tabulam", Visscher, Nicolas

Subject: Northwestern Poland & Northeastern Germany

Period: 1670 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22 x 18.1 inches
55.9 x 46 cm
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Stunning map of the historic region of Pomerania on the shores of the Baltic Sea, extending west past Straslund and the island of Rugen. This region had been variously annexed by Sweden and Prussia over the years and is today primarily in Poland with a portion controlled by Germany. The drape-style title cartouche is held aloft by putti, while the distance scale cartouche features beehives and wheat. Blank verso.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with minor toning along the centerfold and a few short cracks that have been archivally repaired on verso. There is a stain confined to the right blank margin.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/7/2024

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