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Auction 201, Lot 561

"Carte de la Hongrie et des Pays qui en Dependoient Autrefois...", Delisle, Guillaume

Subject: Southeastern Europe

Period: 1703 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.8 x 18.5 inches
65.5 x 47 cm
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This handsome map covers the region between the Gulf of Venice and Croatia to the Black Sea in good detail and includes Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Ukraine, Hungary, plus part of Poland and Bohemia. This was the first map depicting the Danube bend and the river fairly accurately. It has a very decorative title cartouche with figures, flags, and weapons, and the scale of miles is shown on a drape-style cartouche.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression with contemporary outline color on a sturdy sheet with a large watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads. There is light soiling, some extraneous creasing along the centerfold, and a couple of tiny rust stains.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $130

Closed on 11/20/2024

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