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Auction 198, Lot 681

"Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre par Plusieurs Auteurs", Lattre, Jean

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.7 x 11.8 inches
22.1 x 30 cm
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Lovely title page with the title emblazoned onto a curtain being hung by two maidens. Above them are two lion heads flanking symbols of the four continents. A globe, atlases, and maps lie at their feet. Drawn by Mounet and engraved by Prevost.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on sturdy, watermarked paper with marginal soiling.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/19/2024

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