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Auction 131, Lot 817
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"Tabula Asiae IX", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Southern Asia

Period: 1540 (circa)

Publication: Geographia

Color: Black & White

Size:
13 x 10.3 inches
33 x 26.2 cm
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A woodblock Ptolemaic map covering most of present-day Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the delta of the Indus River graphically depicted. Rope-like mountain ranges divide the regions and the major cities are shown in castle form. The names of the cities are also noted in a text box at the lower right. Latin text on verso, with decorative illustrations designed by Hans Holbein.

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Condition: B+

Nice impression with minor toning along the centerfold and tiny binding holes in the blank margins.

Estimate: $250 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 3/17/2010

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