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Auction 177, Lot 612
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"Persia, Divided Into Its Great Provinces", Dunn, Samuel

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1794 (dated)

Publication: A New Atlas of the Mundane System...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.3 x 12.3 inches
43.9 x 31.2 cm
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This handsome map centers on modern Iran and is divided into smaller provinces. The map extends to depict the Caucasus and parts of present-day Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan. It locates cities, rivers, mountains, deserts, and lakes. There are four distance scales. Published by Laurie & Whittle at 53 Fleet Street in London..

References: Phillips (Atlases) #684-25.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a Strasbourg Bend & Lily watermark and a couple of marginal spots of foxing. Remnants of hinge tape on recto along the right and left edges of the map.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 4/29/2020

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