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Auction 198, Lot 503
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"Imperii Orientalis et Circumjacentium Regionum sub Constantino Porphyrogenito et ejus Praedecessoribus Descriptio...", Delisle, Guillaume

Subject: Eastern & Southern Europe

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.2 x 18.8 inches
64 x 47.8 cm
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This handsome map focuses on the Byzantine Empire as it was during the reign of Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos. It covers present-day Balkans and Turkey and extends to include portions of Italy, Ukraine, and Russia. Provinces, towns and cities, rivers, and some topographical detail are shown. The Black Sea prominently appears.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with superb, full contemporary color on a bright sheet with the watermark of the papermaker Montgolfier. There is a small paper flaw in Croatia and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/19/2024

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