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Auction 202, Lot 598
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"Ponti Pars, ad Halym, Iridem Thermodontemq; Fluvios Sita quam Heroicis Temporibus Amazones; Romanorum Aetate Mithridatis Regnum Nobilitarunt...", Sanson/Mortier

Subject: Northern Turkey

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.4 x 13.1 inches
49.3 x 33.3 cm
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This map shows northern Turkey and the vast network of trade routes between various towns and cities. The Romans and King Mithradates of Pontus had several battles over this important region during the Mithridatic Wars, with the Roman general Pompey the Great finally defeating the king in 62 BC. This map was first issued by Nicolas Sanson in 1676, re-issued by the Typographia Seminary in Padua, and finally issued here by Pierre Mortier.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with the watermark of Pieter van der Ley and scattered foxing that is mostly confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $70

Closed on 2/12/2025

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