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Auction 104, Lot 529

"Carte des Pays et Principaux Lieux Connus dans les premiers ages du Monde", Brion de la Tour/Desnos

Subject: Near and Middle East

Period: 1772 (dated)

Publication: Atlas General, Civilet Ecclesiastique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12 x 11 inches
30.5 x 27.9 cm
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Copper engraved map of the region from the Black and Caspian Seas through Egypt and Arabia. The major political divisions and topography are shown with only a few place names. Embellished with a title cartouche and an elaborate rococo border.

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Condition: B

Slight toning along centerfold.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Unsold

Closed on 9/10/2003

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