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Auction 185, Lot 621

"Lycaonia in Minores Regiones seu Tractus Distincta; et in ea Romana Itineraria, ex Tabula Peutingeriana et ex Antonino Descripta", Sanson, Guillaume

Subject: Central Turkey

Period: 1676 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.8 x 13.3 inches
47.8 x 33.8 cm
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A handsome map of central Turkey filled with ancient place names, including Ancyra (Ankara) at top left. Mountains and marshes are graphically depicted, and early roads are shown.

References:

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a lightly toned sheet with the watermarks of a fleur-de-li and the initials "AG." There is light soiling mostly confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/17/2021

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