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Auction 133, Lot 633

"Tabula Indiae X", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: India

Period: 1540 (circa)

Publication: Geographia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.5 x 10 inches
34.3 x 25.4 cm
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Ptolemaic view of India, defined by the Indus in the west and the Ganges in the east. The subcontinent is severely truncated and Pars Toprobanae (Sri Lanka) appears where the peninsula should extend. The map is filled with rivers, rope-like mountain ranges and ancient place names. The Indus and Ganges rivers are about the only recognizable feature. Latin text on verso.

References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara, (Nordenskiold Vol. 2) #210-26.

Condition: A

A couple of tiny worm holes in the bottom border have been professionally filled.

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $180

Closed on 9/1/2010

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