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Auction 107, Lot 430

"Insular Aliquot Aegaei Maris Antiqua Descrip. Ex Conatibus Geographicis Abrahami Ortely", Cluver/Jansson

Subject: Mediterranean Islands

Period: 1661 (published)

Publication: Introductionis in Universam Geographicam

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.2 x 6.2 inches
20.8 x 15.7 cm
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Small map of Mediterranean islands based in part on Ortelius. The central map is of the Greek island Euboea and is surrounded by small maps of other islands. This composition includes the islands of Sardinia and Corsica instead of Cyprus. Three cartouches adorn the map.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $190

Closed on 6/9/2004

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