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"Basiliensis Territorii Descriptio Nova, Auctore Sebastiano Munstero [on sheet with] Circulus sive Liga Sueviae, Vulgo Schwabische Kraiss", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Switzerland & Southern Germany

Period: 1572 (dated)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 12.6 inches
49.8 x 32 cm
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Two maps on a folio sheet. The first centers on Basel, located on the Rhine River, and is based on Munster's map of 1538. The second map is based on Seltzin's map of 1572 and shows the region of northern Switzerland and southern Germany along the Rhine River and west to the Black Forest. Both are decorated with elaborate cartouches. Latin text on verso, published in 1579.

References: Van den Broecke #114.

Condition: A

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with an eagle watermark and a bit of marginal soiling and foxing. Some of the green pigment has oxidized to brown, but the paper is still supple.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 11/20/2024

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