Subject: Middle East & Cyprus
Period: 1653 (dated)
Publication: L'Asie en Plusieurs Cartes Nouvelles, et Exactes
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10.4 x 7.5 inches
26.4 x 19.1 cm
Lovely map of Iraq, Syria, the Holy Land and Cyprus bordered by Greece, Turkey and Iran. The maps shows great detail of towns, cities and topography, and names Jerusalem, Damascus, Baghdad and Mosul. The title in enclosed in a graceful, wreath-style cartouche.
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Condition: A
A nice impression with contemporary color on a sheet with the watermarks of a small fleur-de-lis and the initials "CC." Marginal soiling and toning.