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Lot 953
Map of Upper Alsace After Gerardus Mercator
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
ALSATIA SUPERIOR CU SUNTGOIA & BRISGOIA (Amsterdam: H. Hondius, circa 1650), hand-colored copperplate engraving showing the Rhine region between Strasbourg, France and Basel, Switzerland. Latin text en verso, presented in an early 20th century gilt and gesso frame, its backing with a label for L. Michause / Paris. Sheet 15.25 x 19.5 in.; DOA 17 x 21.25 in.

From the collection of John and Susan Eckblad, Chapel Hill, NC

A few small marginal splits; soiling; stable paper with vibrant colors.

$200 - 400