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Auction 100, Lot 415

"Tartarie Independante", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Asia - Central

Period: 1780 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.5 x 9.3 inches
34.3 x 23.6 cm
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Crisp copper engraving covers the region from the Black Sea to Chinese Tartary. Names the regions Turkestan, Perse, Mongol, Tibet or Bhutan, Petite Tibet, Petite Bucarie, Siberia, etc. Features 10 distance scales. Nicely colored.

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Condition: B

Very nice impression with wide margins on thick paper. Small hole at corner of engraved area just affecting one letter, else very good to fine.

Estimate: $50 - $70

Sold for: $0

Closed on 9/12/2002

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