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Auction 172, Lot 616
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"Essai d'une Nouvelle Carte de la Mer Caspienne", Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

Subject: Caspian Sea

Period: 1754 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.3 x 20.5 inches
26.2 x 52.1 cm
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This very unusual chart focuses on the Caspian Sea. There is extensive information on the western coastline, with numerous towns, rivers, and tiny islands noted. The eastern coastline is mostly devoid of information. Engraved by Guillaume Delahaye.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression on a sturdy, bright sheet of watermarked paper with minor soiling and a faint damp stain at top left.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 4/17/2019

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