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Lot 3608* - A200 Old Master Prints - Friday, 01. April 2022, 10.00 AM

ZURICH - CANTON.-

JOS MURER (Zurich c. 1530–1580 Winterthur)
Map of the Zurich region: "Eigentliche Verzeichnis der Städten/ und Grafschaften und Herrschaften, welche in der Stadt Zürich=Gebiet und Landschaft gehörig sind", 1566.
Woodcut map comprised of six mounted sheets and additionally mounted border sections.
Engraved inscription in the lower left cartouche: Jst zu haben in Zürich bey Johannes Hofmeister an der Rosengass.
Overall size: approx. 105 x 127 cm.

The first printed map of the canton of Zurich here in the sixth edition (of a total of nine editions), circa 1765. - Fully laid down on old linen. The upper and lower edges each mounted to a round wooden rod for hanging. Mainly with even browning, with closed tears mostly in the margin areas, isolated stains and traces of wear. The lower left corner with tear. Light trace of white paint in the right half of the image. Despite some defects, overall a good general impression.

Provenance:
- Schloss Marschlins, Grisons.

Literature:
- Arthur Dürst: Das älteste bekannte Exemplar der Holzschnittkarte des Zürcher Gebiets 1566 von Jos Murer und deren spätere Auflagen, in: Vermessung, Photogrammetrie, Kulturtechnik, vol. 73 (1975), p. 8-12.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)


Sold for CHF 3 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.