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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 122 - closed 1/5/2007

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Lot #719: "'T Steenachtig Woest, en Gelukkig Arabien" Nicolas Sanson

Antique map chart T Steenachtig Woest en Gelukkig Arabien
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Estimate:
$200.00 - $250.00
Sold for: $180.00

Lot 719
By: Nicolas Sanson
Subject: Arabia
Date: 1705

Publication: Algemeene Weereldtbeschryving

Condition: A+
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Color: hand color

Size: 9.5 x 7.3 inches
24.2 x 18.6 cm

Detailed map focused on the Arabian Peninsula filled with many place names, such as Oman, Mecca, and Medina; though many are completely speculative. The interior is also filled with spurious mountain ranges. The map was engraved by Antoine d'Winter, and it is graced with a delicate cartouche.



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