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Auction 122, Lot 754

"The West Part of India, or the Empire of the Great Mogul", Moll, Herman

Subject: India

Period: 1717 (published)

Publication: Atlas geographus, or a Compleat System of Geography

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7 x 10.2 inches
17.8 x 25.9 cm
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This is one of the first maps to focus on the Indian subcontinent as a whole including the northern regions and the lands west of the Indus. The map reflects the growing English interests in India during the early part of the eighteenth century.

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Condition: A

Binding trim at left replaced at bottom to accommodate framing.

Estimate: $300 - $350

Sold for: $220

Closed on 12/5/2007

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