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Auction 171, Lot 628

"Nova Persiae Armeniae Natoliae et Arabiae", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Middle East

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.8 x 18.5 inches
55.4 x 47 cm
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This splendid map of the Middle East covers the region from Turkey and Egypt to Afghanistan with the Arabian peninsula prominently shown. The detail in Arabia is based on Sanson's map of 1654, one of the largest scaled and best detailed maps of the region until the mid-seventeenth century. The decorative title cartouche features several exotic figures, animals, and a merchant ship. A mapmaker works atop the scale of miles cartouche using dividers and other tools of the trade.

References: Ankary #77; Tibbetts #121.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with light offsetting and a 3.5" centerfold separation at bottom that has been repaired on verso with archival material.

Estimate: $550 - $700

Sold for: $475

Closed on 2/6/2019

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