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Auction 199, Lot 658

"Het Noordelykste deel van Afrika, Behelzende Barbarie, Egypte Enz. als Mede de Geheele Middellandsche Zee...", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Northern Africa & Mediterranean

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
24.8 x 12.9 inches
63 x 32.8 cm
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This large map covers the southern part of Europe, the Mediterranean and Northern Africa. The details are largely devoted to Egypt and the Barbary Coast. The map is based on the cartography of D'Anville and is filled with notations in the otherwise mostly blank interior. Printed on two joined sheets.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color, issued folding on bright sheets with a Strasbourg lily watermark. There is very light toning along the right-hand fold at bottom, and a short fold separation in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/11/2024

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