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Auction 101, Lot 290

"Tabula Europae III", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Western Europe

Period: 1561 (circa)

Publication: La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.5 x 7 inches
24.1 x 17.8 cm
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Copper engraved Ptolemaic map. The Alps and Pyrenees Mountains are clearly shown and major cities are included. The sea is stipple engraved in the Italian style.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $100

Closed on 12/4/2002

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