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Auction 196, Lot 511
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"Valesia", Hondius/Bertius

Subject: Southern Switzerland

Period: 1616 (circa)

Publication: Tabulae Geographicae Contractae

Color: Black & White

Size:
5.4 x 3.9 inches
13.7 x 9.9 cm
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This miniature map depicts the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, extending to Lake Geneva in the west. The cities of Evian, Lausanne, and Brig are identified with miniature castles. Adorned with a strapwork cartouche that incorporates a distance scale. Latin text on verso, published between 1616-18.

References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 96-99; Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #4950:342.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a faint dampstain in the top left corner of the sheet.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $60

Closed on 2/7/2024

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