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Auction 109, Lot 647

"Tabula Asiae IX", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Southern Asia

Period: 1561 (circa)

Publication: La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.3 x 7 inches
23.6 x 17.8 cm
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Ptolemaic map of the region covering most of present-day Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bold mountain ranges divide the regions. Trapezoidal projection with Italian text on verso.

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Condition: B

Lightly toned on centerfold.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Unsold

Closed on 12/1/2004

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