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Auction 188, Lot 594

"La Turchia d'Asia che Comprende l'Anatolia, la Giorgia, l'Armenia, il Curdistan, il Diarbec, l'Irak-Arabi, la Siria &c.", Zatta, Antonio

Subject: Middle East & Cyprus

Period: 1784 (dated)

Publication: Atlante Novissimo

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.8 x 11.9 inches
40.1 x 30.2 cm
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Attractive map of the Turkish Empire, showing the Near East and the easternmost part of the Mediterranean with Cyprus. Decorated with a landscape-style title cartouche. Engraved by G. Pitteri.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a, Vol. 4 #2.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a bright sheet with the watermarks of three crescent moons and the initial "W." There is light toning along the centerfold with several small wormholes along the centerfold, some of which have been repaired.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $70

Closed on 6/22/2022

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