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Mantua Ducatus.

  • ARTIST: Matthew Merian

  • MEDIUM: Copper engraving,

    DATE: c.1638.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 7/8 x 14 3/8" (27.5 x 36.6 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A fine map of Mantua in the Lombardy region of Italy. From Matthew Merian's "Topographia," published in Frankfort, c. 1638. The son-in-law of Theodor de Bry, Merian's maps and engraved view are prized by collectors. The cartography was taken from Blaeu's earlier map.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for minor repairs along centerfold. Black & white.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps