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Auction 106, Lot 524

"Tabula Aphricae II", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Africa - Northern

Period: 1560 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.5 x 7.4 inches
26.7 x 18.8 cm
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A fine Ptolemaic style map of Northern Africa with Sardinia and Sicily included. The map illustrates a fair amount of detail with numerous rivers and mountain ranges. Italian text on verso.

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Condition: B

Fine impression with slight toning on fold and a tiny split on bottom centerfold, just entering neatline.

Estimate: $110 - $150

Sold for: $130

Closed on 3/3/2004

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