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Auction 132, Lot 661

"Aegyptus Antiqua Mandato Serenissimi Delphini Publici Juris Facta", Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

Subject: Egypt

Period: 1765 (dated)

Publication: Geographie ancienne

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.3 x 19.3 inches
31.2 x 49 cm
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Sharply engraved map showing the Nile River valley and the Red Sea as it was in classical times. The map shows the Nomorum, or administrative districts of Upper and Lower Egypt in a table to the left.

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Condition: A+

Printed on thick paper with fine original color. There is a small chip in the lower right margin, still overall fine.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Unsold

Closed on 6/2/2010

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