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Auction 201, Lot 490

"Hispania ex Archetypo Roderici Mendez Sylvae et Variis Relationibus et Chartis Manuscriptis et Impressis Hujus Regni Rectificatis per Observationes Sociorum Academiae Scientiarum...", Seutter/Lotter

Subject: Spain & Portugal

Period: 1760 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
24.4 x 17.6 inches
62 x 44.7 cm
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This detailed map of the Iberian peninsula is based on the observations of Rodrigo Mendes Silva and Guillaume Delisle. The map is densely engraved with information and features a large title cartouche with a pair of horses. Engraved by Matthais Seutter.

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Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a bright sheet with the watermark of Elias Kutter, a few small stains, and a dampstain at top left, just entering the map border.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 11/20/2024

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