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Auction 181, Lot 568

"Italiae Pars cum Vicinis Hinc inde Insulis et Africae Parte Opposita", Bocharti, Samuelis

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean

Period: 1712 (published)

Publication: Geographia Sacra, seu Phaleg et Canaan

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.6 x 13 inches
21.8 x 33 cm
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This unusual chart focuses on the Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean, Adriatic, and Ionian Seas. It includes Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, the Dalmatian coast, Malta, Tunisia and Libya. The Angel of Fame holds the title cartouche and an oared galley sails in the sea. The place names are given in Latin, Greek and Hebrew.

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Condition: A

There is some light soil in margins and a few minor creases in map.

Estimate: $190 - $220

Sold for: $100

Closed on 2/10/2021

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