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Auction 113, Lot 742

"Cabool, the Punjab and Beloochistan", Tallis, John

Subject: Pakistan and Afghanistan

Period: 1851 (circa)

Publication: Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.3 x 10.5 inches
33.8 x 26.7 cm
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Beautifully rendered map centered on Afghanistan and featuring vignette views with grand border and titling. Vignettes include "Boats on the Indus," "Sultan Mahmoud's Minars and Fortress, Ghuznee," and a large view of "Lahore" with many warriors and camels in the foreground.

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Condition: B

Toned along centerfold and in margins to borders. Close trimmed as issued.

Estimate: $100 - $120

Sold for: $65

Closed on 12/7/2005

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