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Auction 120, Lot 724
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"Tabula Asia VII", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Asia - Central

Period: 1545 (circa)

Publication: Geographia Universalis

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.5 x 9.8 inches
34.3 x 24.9 cm
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Ptolemaic map of the region east of the Caspian Sea including present-day Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and part of Iran. The map shows rope-like mountain ranges and pictorial depictions of forests and cities. The small text panels describe the ancient peoples of the region. Decorative woodblock engraving and Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A

Nice impression. The centerfold has been reinforced on the verso.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $325

Closed on 7/18/2007

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