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Auction 88, Lot 227

"Die Statt Paris…", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: France

Period: 1550 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
13 x 10 inches
33 x 25.4 cm
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Very decorative woodblock plan of Paris from a bird's eye prospective. Around the city are fields and forests with windmills and estates. Two coats of arms are held aloft by angels. The print is surrounded in an elaborate strapwork style frame with gargoyles. Binding holes in margins and very light foxing.

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Condition: B

Estimate: $600 - $650

Unsold

Closed on 10/2/1999

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