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Auction 194, Lot 671
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"Partie Orientale d'Afrique ou se Trouvent l'Egipte, la Nubie, l'Abissine, et l'Ajan et Partie de la Nigritie, du Grand Desert et du Bildulgerid &c...", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Northeastern Africa & Arabia

Period: 1705 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Curieux

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.8 x 8.8 inches
32.5 x 22.4 cm
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This map covers from Tunis and Benin through the horn of Africa and all of the Arabian peninsula. It is densely engraved with detail of the topography and includes numerous notations concerning the inhabitants. The source of the Nile is shown in a lake in Abyssinia and the Nile and Niger rivers are shown connected.

References: Pastoureau, FER I [103].

Condition: B+

A nice impression on a lightly toned sheet with a bunch of grapes watermark, some faint ink stains in eastern Arabia, and a bit of chipping along bottom margin.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $70

Closed on 9/13/2023

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