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Auction 202, Lot 550

"Turquie Europeenne", Robert de Vaugondy/Delamarche

Subject: Southern Balkans

Period: 1797 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.9 x 19.6 inches
50.5 x 49.8 cm
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Handsome map of the Ottoman possessions in Greece and the Balkans including Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia. The large, decorative title cartouche incorporates a portrait of Mahomet II and was finely engraved by Barriere.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression on a bright sheet with a birdhouse watermark, very light soiling, and a short printer's crease at top center. There are two worm tracks in lower margin and a few tiny tears along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/12/2025

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