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Auction 198, Lot 465

"Principatus Anhaltinus", Blaeu, Johannes

Subject: Eastern Germany

Period: 1659 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.9 x 15.4 inches
53.1 x 39.1 cm
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This map depicts part of Saxony-Anhalt between the cities of Magdeburg, Halberstadt, Mansfeld and Wittenberg. The map is beautifully engraved with two cartouches featuring putti. Spanish text on verso, published between 1659-72.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2160:2.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a sheet with a large watermark of the god Atlas, a printer's crease adjacent to the centerfold, and two tiny abrasions near Magdeburg.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Unsold

Closed on 6/19/2024

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