Cartographers and engravers — for centuries they have endeavoured to translate the geography of the globe into legible maps and plate works. Indispensable in many contexts. But also decorative, with hand-coloured details and embellishments. Such as Pieter Schenk's Danish fleet in full sail towards Skåne. Or the combatants in Daniel Meisner's work Sciographia Cosmica.
In the themed auction A Collector's Home — Maps, Crafoord Auktioner Malmö presents 19 carefully selected maps. The emphasis lies on areas in and around Skåne, but the scope is broader than that and also makes room for a map of Europe with a couple of hundred years on its back.
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