Lot 456
456
GALLE, Philip (1537-1612). (The Seven Wonders of the World and the Ruins of the Coliseum). 1572. Complete set of 8 engravings after Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574) on paper. Each 212 x 262 mm. (A bit soiled/thumbed throughout, vaguely stained in places, some small splits in places, the left outer blank margin of all sheets attached to strips of paper (as being formerly part of a binding which was later removed?), but a very good set w. ample margins).
Presenting the Great Pyramid of Giza - Hanging Gardens of Babylon - Statue of Zeus - Temple of Artemis - Mausoleum of Halicarnassus - Colossus of Rhodes - Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria and the Coliseum. Each leaf with watermark 'stag' (similar to Briquet 3324, c. 1571). Fine impressions of the first state. - New Hollstein Dutch, 513-520.€ 2400
result € 13000
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