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Auction 148, Lot 583
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"Sicilia", Morden, Robert

Subject: Sicily, Italy

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Terestris

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.1 x 4.3 inches
13 x 10.9 cm
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Delightful small map of Sicily filled with topographical detail, early roads, and place names. The island is divided into three valleys, and a smoking Mt. Etna is depicted at right. Embellished with a ribbon title cartouche. This map was published in editions of Morden's Atlas Terestris and Geography Rectified. On a page of English text measuring 6.1 x 7.8".

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Condition: A

A nice impression on a full sheet with minor toning along sheet edges.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/19/2014

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