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Auction 175, Lot 547

"Carte de l'Asie Mineure Aujourd'huy Caramanie Anadolie et Roum", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Turkey

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.1 x 8.2 inches
30.7 x 20.8 cm
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This handsome map of Turkey spans from Adrianople (Edirne) east to Sivas. It extends south to show northern Cyprus and Halep (Aleppo). There are plenty of place names and nice topographical detail of the region's mountains, rivers, and lakes. The title appears in a decorative cartouche at bottom.

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Condition: A

On watermarked paper.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/13/2019

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