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Auction 131, Lot 738

"Tabula Itineris Decies Mille Graecorum sub Cyro contra fratrem Suum Artaxerxem Regem Persarum…", Duval, Pierre

Subject: Near and Middle East

Period: 1684 (circa)

Publication: Accuratissima Orbis Antiqui Delineatio

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19 x 16 inches
48.3 x 40.6 cm
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This historical map illustrates the region involved in the conquest of Cyrus the Great (558-528 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. It covers all of Asia Minor through to Armenia and Babylon. Three superb cartouches featuring putti adorn the map, which was compiled and drawn by Pierre DuVal for Jansson's historical atlas.

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Condition: B+

There is an extraneous crease along the centerfold and some minor toning, mostly in the lower blank margin.

Estimate: $220 - $300

Sold for: $150

Closed on 3/17/2010

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