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Auction 175, Lot 565

"Persia, the Caspian Sea Done by ye Czar, and Part of Independent Tartary. By with His Tract from Astracan to Gilan in Persia Above 2700 Eng. Miles", Moll, Herman

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.3 x 9.2 inches
26.2 x 23.4 cm
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This map extends from the Gulf of Bassora to the Caspian Sea and east to the Indus River. Locates Armenia, Kurdestan, Independent Tartary, etc. Ispahan is the largest city in the region. Very long and interesting notes related to the author of the map, a "very Ingenious Greek Gentleman…"

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Condition: B+

Issued folding on lightly toned paper with a Pro Patria watermark and contemporary outline color.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 11/13/2019

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