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Auction 198, Lot 576
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"Natolia, quae olim Asia Minor", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Turkey & Cyprus

Period: 1638 (circa)

Publication: Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.8 x 15.1 inches
50.3 x 38.4 cm
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This handsome map of present-day Turkey includes several Aegean Islands and Cyprus prominently shown in the south. A fierce sea battle rages in the Mediterranean along with curious looking sea monsters. Two winged female creatures suspend the banner style title cartouche, and the map is further decorated with a surveyor holding an unusual vertical scale of miles. French text on verso, published between 1638-43.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #8110:2.

Condition: A+

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a bit of marginal soiling.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $240

Closed on 6/19/2024

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