Fine Books and Manuscripts

Intermittent light foxing; darkening to some leaves; chipping to lower edge and inner hinge of title page, reinforced to verso; light dampstaining to title page, first 10 leaves and first 8 plates; plate "Archiepiscopalis Moguntia" with ¼-inch tear at fold and 2-inch tear on far right panel (vertical) ; 1- inch tear (vertical) to bottom of p.7; plate "Hichaffenburg" torn at center and across left page (2-inches, horizontal), with edges chipped; page 11 with minor chipping and 3-inch tear (vertical) to bottom of page; 2-inch tear (vertical) to lower edge of plate "Das velte Ampt und Berghaus…"; 2-inch tear (vertical) to lower edge of plate "Numburgd/Bessel"; …"; 2-inch tear (vertical) to lower edge of plate "Coloniensis Archiepiscopatus"; 7-inch tear (vertical) to corner of plate "Andernach/Hammerstein" at right corner; 2 ½ inch tear (vertical) to lower edge of plate "Senatui Populo"; 3 ¾-inch tear (vertical) to lower edge of plate "Kirchberg/Ladenburg"; 6 ½-inch tear (vertical) along upper edge of plate "Frarbach" close to gutter; plate "Wahre Contrafacture der….Residenz Statt Heidelberg" detached and repaired at center verso with archival tape and later adhesive, causing darkening (torn at middle), with chipping to edges; plate "Wormbs" detached and laid in, with chipping to edges and loss (approximately 2-inches) to left side; 4-inch tear (vertical) to map "Lotharingia" along lower edge; 2-inch tear (vertical) to plate "Blamont" along lower edge.

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