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Auction 198, Lot 459

"Ducatus Slesvicensis in Omnes Ejusdem Generales et Particulares Praefecturas Exacte Divisi Nova Tabula", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Northern Germany

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 19.2 inches
57.2 x 48.8 cm
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This large, boldly engraved map of the Schleswig-Holstein region names the fortified cities of Tonning, Husum, Sonderborg, Flensborg, and Sleswight. Shoals and passages are fully engraved in the sea. The pictorial title cartouche features figures and commerce from the region.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a "Wolfeg" watermark and a bit of errant color.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 6/19/2024

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