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Lot 141
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Johannes JANSSONIUS

Dutch, 1588 – 1664

AENEAE TROIANI NAVIGATIO AD VIRGILIJ SEX PRIORES AENEIDOS

Amsterdam, c.1680
copper engraving
39 x 48 cm (not including margins)

Provenance

private collection, Cyprus

Literature

Zacharakis 1718

Exhibited

Estimate

€ 160 – 200

Sold for € 194.27

The final sale price includes buyer's premium, VAT and artist's resale right (if applicable)

Notes

The map illustrates Aeneas’ journey who after the destruction of Troy led the survivors of the Trojan war to Italy wandered the Mediterranean for 7 years with a fleet of 20 ships facing many hardships.

Also located upper right is an inset map centered on Greece, titled Ulyssis Errores which illustrates the Wanderings of Odysseus.