Antique Map of Swabia, 1685

€ 160

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1685
Mapmaker / artist: Philipp Cluver (1580 - 1622), early modern German geographer and historian
Sheet size: 13 × 14.7 cm (5.1 × 5.8 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-62043

Condition

Given age. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Sueviae quae cis Codanum fuit finum Antiqua defcriptio.' Miniature map of Swabia, a medieval Duchy in south-west Germany, that also included part of Poland, from the pocket atlas 'Introductionis in Universam Geographiam tam Veterem quam novam. Acessit P. Bertii (Bertius) Brevarium Orbis Terrarum', by Ph. Cluverius (Cluver). Artists and Engravers: Philipp Cluver (1580 - 1622), early modern German geographer and historian.

Condition: Good, given age. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1685
Overall size: 14.7 x 13 cm.
Image size: 0.001 x 12.3 x 11.8 cm.

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