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Auction 102, Lot 409

"Thracia Antiqua", Weigel, Christopher

Subject: Greece

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Historiarum Orientalis Quinti…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15 x 12.2 inches
38.1 x 31 cm
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Nicely engraved map of ancient Thrace filled with placenames and showing the military road from Apollonia to Maronea. The (uncolored) title cartouche features a young woman playing a harp and a host of exotic animals.

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Condition: B

Toned along centerfold with a short fold separation and wormholes in the blank margins.

Estimate: $75 - $100

Sold for: $50

Closed on 3/5/2003

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