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Auction 201, Lot 539

"Circuli Austriaci Pars Septentrionalis in qua Archiducatus Austriae et Ducatus Stiriae Accuratissime Divisi Ostenduntur", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Eastern Austria

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23 x 19.4 inches
58.4 x 49.3 cm
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This attractive engraving of eastern Austria is centered on the Danube river and locates key cities including Vienna, Linz and Steyr. The map extends south past Graz and displays hundreds of tiny villages, forests and mountains in profile. A decorative title cartouche is surrounded by putti, cherubs, a cornucopia, and two coats of arms. This is the second state, with additional geography engraved around the title cartouche.

References: Carhart #75.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression with full contemporary color and marginal soiling. There is a 1" centerfold separation near the center and another that enters 2.25" into the image at bottom that have both been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $190 - $220

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

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