Etching and Map Assortment

(3) items including an etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome after Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi as well as an engraved map of Europe titled 'Moderna Descrittione dell' and a copperplate engraved map depicting historical topography surrounding the city of Basel and the Rhine River, all matted under glass in wood frames

Provenance: From the collection of Mary Kay O’Brien Weintraub (University of Chicago, Professor, History of Western Civilization) and Karl Weintraub (University of Chicago, Thomas E. Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in History)

Property from: an Estate, Chicago (Hyde Park) Illinois

Height: 22 1/4 inches, Width: 15 1/4 inches (sight, arch)
Frame Size: 22 inches by 28 inches

Condition: toning and dirt accumulation overall, Mederna map having center crease, frames having minor wear

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames

Category: Collectibles > Ephemera

Estimated Sale Time: 1:07 pm CST

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Last modified: September 1, 2026, 10:47 am

toning and dirt accumulation overall, Mederna map having center crease, frames having minor wear