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Auction 172, Lot 517

"Partie Meridionale de la Turquie d'Europe ou la Grece", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Balkans, Greece

Period: 1705 (circa)

Publication: Petit et Nouveau Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.8 x 5.4 inches
19.8 x 13.7 cm
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Lovely, small map of the Balkan Peninsula that shows the political divisions and major cities, extending north to Sofia, Bulgaria. Adorned with a drape-style cartouche and engraved by Charles Inselin.

References: Pastoureau, FER XII A [19].

Condition: B+

A crisp impression, issued folding on a bright sheet of watermarked paper with light soiling at far right. The right margin has been professionally extended to accommodate framing.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $60

Closed on 4/17/2019

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