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Auction 198, Lot 408

"[On 3 Sheets] Le Cours du Rhin Depuis Worms, Jusqua a Bonne, et les Pays Adjaces [and] ... Depuis Strasbourg Jusqu'a Worms et les Pays Adjacens [and] ... au Dessus de Strasbourg, et les Pais Adjacens", Delisle, Guillaume

Subject: Western Europe, Rhine River

Period: 1704 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.3 x 18.9 inches
64.3 x 48 cm
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This trio of intricately engraved and highly detailed maps cover the extent of the Rhine from Bonn to Lake Constance. They mostly delineate the river's course through western Germany, but they also extend into parts of France and Switzerland. Each sheet is dense with topographical detail and place names. Cities identified include Koblenz, Mainz, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Strasbourg, Colmar, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Basel.

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Condition: A

Sharp impressions with contemporary outline color on bright sheets with a Society of Jesus watermark. There is light toning along the edges of the sheets and the northernmost sheet has a small stain at bottom left.

Estimate: $350 - $425

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Closed on 6/19/2024

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