Subject: Middle East & Cyprus
Period: 1730 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.4 x 19.4 inches
56.9 x 49.3 cm
This map focuses on the Middle Eastern regions surrounding the eastern Mediterranean and the western Red Sea. A large compass rose at bottom right orients north to the top right. The map is filled with three-dimensional mountains and miniature vignettes of people and animals, including two snakes chasing a Pegasus-like creature in Egypt. Two ships in the Mediterranean represent St. Hilarion's ship escaping a pirate ship. The allegorical title cartouche features Pan, a Centaur, and other mythical creatures.
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Condition: A
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a coat of arms watermark and a bit of soiling along the centerfold at bottom.