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Auction 98, Lot 379

"Cabool, the Punjab and Beloochistan", Tallis, John

Subject: Afghanistan and Pakistan

Period: 1850 (circa)

Publication: Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.2 x 10 inches
33.5 x 25.4 cm
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Beautifully rendered map featuring vignette views with grand border and titling. Centered on today's Afghanistan. Vignettes include "Boats on the Indus", "Sultan Mahmoud's Minars” and “Fortress, Ghuznee." The large view of "Lahore" is a particularly well rendered view with many warriors and camels in the foreground.

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Condition: B

A few light spots within decorative border.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $65

Closed on 3/6/2002

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