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Auction 120, Lot 760

"Abris der Vestung Tripoli in Barbarien", Bodenehr, Gabriel

Subject: Northern Africa

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
15.4 x 10.5 inches
39.1 x 26.7 cm
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A stunning view of the fortifications at Tripoli, showing the major buildings and naming them with a numbered key at top. The fort surrounds four mosques, and across the bay a number of batteries are shown. A delicately engraved compass rose orients north to the lower left corner.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $75

Closed on 7/18/2007

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