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Auction 201, Lot 496

"Theatrum Belli Rhenani Auspicatis Militiae Primitiis Potentissimi Roman et Hunga Regis Iosephi I...", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Central Europe, Rhine River

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.1 x 22.1 inches
48.5 x 56.1 cm
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This detailed regional map of the Rhine and Moselle regions exhibits the Theatre of War in 1702. The western German cities of Frankfurt, Heidelburg, Munster and Cologne are shown. The map extends to the Belgian coast to include Antwerp and Brussels, east to the French city of Reims, including Luxembourg and south to Swiss Zurich. The sheet includes two decorative cartouches, one incorporates a battle scene outside the city of Landau; the other with an inset of the Rhine River valley, this one surrounded by personifications of the rivers and wine.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a sturdy sheet with light toning along the centerfold and light soiling that is mostly confined to the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 11/20/2024

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