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Auction 201, Lot 511

"Circuli Franconiae Pars Orientalis et Potior Novissime Delineata...", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Southeastern Germany

Period: 1720 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.1 x 21.8 inches
48.5 x 55.4 cm
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A finely detailed map centered on Bamberg, Nuremberg, and Wurtzburg, the Bavarian region of southeast Germany. It shows towns, fortresses, monasteries, roads, forests, lakes, and rivers. The title cartouche includes putti and Roman heraldry. A putto presents the scale and key cartouche. Alternate German title runs above the upper neatline: Erster und Groster Theil des Gantzen Hochlobl: Franckischen Craisses, in Welchem die Bistumer Bamberg, Wurtzburg und Aichstet...

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet, professionally backed in linen and folded. There is very minor soiling in the image and a stain in the blank margin at bottom right.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 11/20/2024

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