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Auction 172, Lot 578

"Nieuwe Kaart van Irak Arabi, Kurdistan, Diarbek, Turkomannia, Syrie en het Heilige Land", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Middle East

Period: 1732 (dated)

Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.4 x 10.9 inches
34 x 27.7 cm
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Beautifully and boldly engraved copper plate map including eastern Turkey, the Caucasus, Israel through Iraq, with a part of Arabia. From the Black to the Caspian Seas and from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, the area extends south into the Arabian Desert and locates Cyprus, Baghdad, Damascus, Baku, and many more cities in the region. Today's Iraq is made up of several named regions including Irakarabi, Irak Arabi, Turcomania and Kurdistan to name a few. A fascinating map that will reward further study. Typical for Tirion, the title is a simple block-style cartouche with three distance scales below. Engraved by J. Keyser.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a hint of offsetting and minor toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/17/2019

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