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Auction 202, Lot 438

"[On 3 Sheets] Le Cours du Rhin Depuis Worms, Jusqua a Bonne, et les Pays Adjaces [and] ... Depuis Strasbourg Jusqu'a Worms et les Pays Adjacens [and] ... au Dessus de Strasbourg, et les Pais Adjacens", Delisle/Dezauche

Subject: Western Europe, Rhine River

Period: 1780 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.2 x 19.5 inches
64 x 49.5 cm
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This trio of intricately engraved and highly detailed maps cover the extent of the Rhine from Bonn to Lake Constance. They mostly delineate the river's course through western Germany, but they also extend into parts of France and Switzerland. Each sheet is dense with topographical detail and place names. Cities identified include Koblenz, Mainz, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Strasbourg, Colmar, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Basel.

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Condition: A

Nice impressions with contemporary outline color on bright sheets with a couple of short printer's creases and minor marginal toning and soiling.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/12/2025

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