1670 – G. G. Priorato – Gabriel Magno

Title:              “Gabriel Magno Conte della Garda Generale dell’ Armi dell re di Svetia in Livonia Gran Cancelliere della Corona & Anno 1668”​
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Description:

Very rare and highly detailed copper engraving portrait of Count Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie (1622 – 1686) wearing a sash over the armour and a flat collar, served as Governor-General in the Swedish dominion of Livonia.

The print comes from Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato book “Historia di Leopoldo Cesare, continente le cose piu memorabili successe in Europa, dal 1656 fino al 1670. Descritta dal co. Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato…” published by Johann Baptist Hacque, engraved by Mauritius Lang in Vienna,1670.

Author:                Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato (1606 – 1678)
Sheet size:            21,5 x 31,3 cm
Year:                      1670
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Very good, original condition. Watermarked paper.

This is an original antique map published in 1670 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity