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Auction 199, Lot 410

"Livonia", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1648 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.8 inches
19.1 x 14.7 cm
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Beautiful map of present-day Estonia, Latvia, and part of Lithuania. It is fully engraved to illustrate the forests, cities, and villages and embellished with a strapwork title cartouche and scale of miles. German text on verso.

This map was re-engraved for Jan Jansson's editions of the Atlas Minor, published in 5 editions between 1628-48. The copperplates for the original Atlas Minor editions published by Hondius were sold to parties in England between 1621-25. Jansson commissioned Pieter van den Keere and Abraham Goos to engrave new plates, which were close copies of the original editions.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #1710:352.1.

Condition: A

A bright sheet with a fleur-de-lis watermark and a couple minor spots.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 9/11/2024

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