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Auction 198, Lot 458
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"Saxonia Inferior et Meklenborg Duc:", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Northern Germany

Period: 1613 (circa)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - L'Atlas ou Meditations Cosmographiques

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.6 x 13.4 inches
44.7 x 34 cm
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Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg are the central theme of this appealing map. It covers from Lubeck and the Baltic Sea in the north to Celle, Rathenow and Spandau in the south. Adorned with a strapwork title cartouche. This is the second state of three, with the imprints of Mercator and Hondius. French text on verso, published between 1613-16.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #2200:1A.2.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a lightly toned sheet with the watermark of Marten Orges and a bit of scattered foxing.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/19/2024

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