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Auction 102, Lot 455

"Armenia Vtraque", Weigel, Christopher

Subject: Caucasus

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Historiarum Orientalis Quinti…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.7 x 12.2 inches
39.9 x 31 cm
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One of the few maps to concentrate on the region of present-day Armenia, which in ancient times incorporated most of the land between the Black and Caspian seas. The map is decorated with a (uncolored) title cartouche with Roman coins.

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Condition: B

Original color. Toned along centerfold with a few defects in blank margins.

Estimate: $110 - $150

Sold for: $80

Closed on 3/5/2003

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