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Auction 197, Lot 444
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"Fifae Pars Orientalis, the East Part of Fife", Blaeu, Johannes

Subject: Eastern Scotland

Period: 1654 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.7 x 16.5 inches
52.6 x 41.9 cm
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Beautifully engraved map of the region bounded in the north by the Firth of Tay and in the south by the Firth of Fourth. The map is covered with mountains, forests, castles, and villages and includes the cities of Dundee, Cupar, Crail, Kilrenny, Anstruther, Leven, Kirkcaldy and Falkland. Exquisite title cartouche flanked by Neptune and his entourage. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #5843:2.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a bright sheet with a few spots of foxing and a bit of show-through of text on verso.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $110

Closed on 4/24/2024

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