SEPT FINE ESTATES CONTEMPORARY & ANTIQUES
Lot 196:
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Lake Geneva 1638 by Jan Jansson based on the work of Jacques Goulart, a Swiss cartographer born in Geneva, who later became a priest in villages around the region including and Arzier, where he died in 1622. His 1605 map of the Lake Geneva was the basis for many maps in multiple 17th century atlases, including by Jansson and by Blaue. Text in Cartouche: Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Accuratissima Descriptio Auctore Iacobo Goulartio Genevensi. Professionally framed. In frame measures 25.5" x 21.5" and weighs 8 lbs 12 oz. Provenance: Gippy Plantation, Avenue of the Oaks, Berkeley County, South Carolina
Condition: good
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