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Auction 193, Lot 605

"Geographiae Sacrae ex Veteri, et Novo Testamento Desumpta Tabula Secunda: in qua Terra Promissa, sive Iudaea...", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Holy Land

Period: 1662 (dated)

Publication: Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 15.4 inches
49.8 x 39.1 cm
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This fine map illustrates the lands described in the Old and New Testament. It provides good detail throughout and is adorned with a wreath-style title cartouche featuring a pair of sea monsters. The Kishon River connects the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee.

References: Laor #689; Pastoureau, Sanson V B [170].

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a bright sheet with the watermarks of a large coat of arms and the initials "PF." There is printer's ink residue, particularly in the Mediterranean, some extraneous creasing, and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $110

Closed on 6/21/2023

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