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Auction 199, Lot 425

"Trier & Lutzenburg", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Luxembourg

Period: 1609 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.6 x 14.4 inches
47.2 x 36.6 cm
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This is a very early map of Luxembourg filled with detail of the rivers, forests, cities and villages. It extends into western Germany to take in the region surrounding Trier. French text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #3380:1A.1.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet with printer's ink residue and some minor extraneous creasing along the centerfold.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2024

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