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"Bohemia", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Czech Republic

Period: 1630 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:

19.4 x 13.8 inches
49.3 x 35.1 cm

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This fine map of Bohemia is centered on Prague. It is boldly engraved in Mercator's style with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages. Two strapwork cartouches at bottom hold the title and distance scale. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #2850:1A.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with light printer's ink residue, minor toning, and faint foxing mostly confined to the blank margins. There are several dampstains along the far edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 4/24/2024

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Full Contemporary Color

"Bohemia", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Czech Republic

Period: 1630 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:

19.4 x 13.8 inches
49.3 x 35.1 cm

This fine map of Bohemia is centered on Prague. It is boldly engraved in Mercator's style with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages. Two strapwork cartouches at bottom hold the title and distance scale. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #2850:1A.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with light printer's ink residue, minor toning, and faint foxing mostly confined to the blank margins. There are several dampstains along the far edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 4/24/2024

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Full Contemporary Color

"Bohemia", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Czech Republic

Period: 1630 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:

19.4 x 13.8 inches49.3 x 35.1 cm

This fine map of Bohemia is centered on Prague. It is boldly engraved in Mercator's style with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages. Two strapwork cartouches at bottom hold the title and distance scale. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #2850:1A.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with light printer's ink residue, minor toning, and faint foxing mostly confined to the blank margins. There are several dampstains along the far edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 4/24/2024

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19.4 x 13.8 inches
49.3 x 35.1 cm