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Auction 193, Lot 556

"La Dacia Conquistata da Trajano la Mesia la Tracia per la Storia degl' Imperatori Rom del Sig Crevier dal Sig d'Anville", Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

Subject: Balkans

Period: 1752 (dated)

Publication: Storia degl' Imperatori Romani da Augusto sino a Costantino

Color: Black & White

Size:
13 x 12.8 inches
33 x 32.5 cm
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This nicely detailed map covers the historic region of Dacia. It centers on the Danube River valley and includes present-day Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and surrounding areas. The map features several ancient place names, intricate topographical detail, the Vallum Romanum, and ancient roads. There are four distance scales in the Black Sea, below the title. The map was published in 1777 in the eighth volume of the Italian edition of Jean-Baptiste Louis Crevier's L'Histoire des Empereurs des Romains...

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Condition: A

A nice impression, issued folding, now flat, with some printer's creases at top and a small stain in the border at bottom left. The sheet has been professionally remargined at right, with a couple tiny abrasions along the neatline.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $65

Closed on 6/21/2023

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