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Auction 197, Lot 522

"Marchionatus Misniae Primaria Elector: Saxoniae Provincia, in Circulos suos Subdivisus Accedit Ditionum Regionumq Circumjacentium Magna Pars...", Seutter/Lotter

Subject: Eastern Germany

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23 x 19.6 inches
58.4 x 49.8 cm
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This map focuses primarily on the region of Saxony, showing the fortified cites of Dresden, Meissen, Leipzig, Halle, and Naumberg. The map is filled with hundreds of tiny towns with roads connecting key cities. The allegorical title cartouche features Mercury, Minerva, Ceres, Fame, and a river god.

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Condition: A

A generally sharp impression that is weak at bottom left with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with an "IV" watermark. There are a few small worm holes in the bottom margin and marginal soiling.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 4/24/2024

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