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Auction 188, Lot 719

"Carte de l Egypte de la Nubie de l'Abissinie &c.", Delisle, Guillaume

Subject: Northeastern Africa & Arabia

Period: 1707 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
24.1 x 19.3 inches
61.2 x 49 cm
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This very detailed and fascinating map of northeastern Africa, the Red Sea and the Arabian peninsula shows the political divisions and kingdoms, roads, topography, settlements, encampments and much more. The Nile originates in the mountains near the L. de Dambee. The map is filled with notations concerning the various tribes, trade routes, and the location of emeralds.

References: Norwich #298.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with contemporary outline color on a sheet with the watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads and light toning along the edges.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $160

Closed on 6/22/2022

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