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Auction 108, Lot 546

"[Sarmacia Asie]", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Caucasus

Period: 1562 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.2 x 9.2 inches
15.7 x 23.4 cm
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Woodblock map of the region between the Black and Caspian seas including Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia up to about Volgograd. Strongly engraved to feature the rivers, forests, mountains and major cities. German text on verso.

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Condition: A

Very sharp impression and attractive later color. Soil in blank margins.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Unsold

Closed on 9/29/2004

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