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Auction 101, Lot 442

"Tabula Asiae IX", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: South Asia

Period: 1564 (circa)

Publication: La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.4 x 7 inches
23.9 x 17.8 cm
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Ptolemaic map in a trapezoidal projection. Covers the region of most of present-day Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bold mountain ranges divide the regions. Italian text on verso.

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Condition: A+

Fine watermark.

Estimate: $100 - $140

Sold for: $100

Closed on 12/4/2002

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