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How Beautiful a City at the Turn of the 17th Century Was

Result EUR360,654
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 14 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Published in the late 16th century, The Theatre of the World’s Cities was the first atlas featuring views of cities.

Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, Theatre of the World’s Cities (Cologne, ca. 1575-1618),... How Beautiful a City at the Turn of the 17th Century Was

Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, Theatre of the World’s Cities (Cologne, ca. 1575-1618), six tomes in two in-folio volumes, red morocco leather binding, Du Seuil decoration, ca. 1620-1630.
Result: €360,654

Everything came together for these six tomes grouped together into two large in-folio volumes complete with their coloured plates to be successful. This edition published in Cologne ca. 1575-1618…
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