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Auction 102, Lot 470

"Impero del Gran Mogol", Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria

Subject: Northern India and Pakistan

Period: 1692 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.7 x 17.8 inches
60.2 x 45.2 cm
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Beautifully and strongly engraved map extending north beyond the Himalayans to Tartaria. Very decorative cartouches with a military theme. Filled with details of rivers and mountains, with cities represented by small icons. Italian text and a half page plan of Batavia (Jakarta) on verso.

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Condition: B

Repaired tear entering map 6" to the right of centerfold, else clean and bright.

Estimate: $400 - $450

Sold for: $250

Closed on 3/5/2003

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