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Auction 122, Lot 786
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"Tabula Aphricae II", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Northern Africa

Period: 1562 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.8 x 7 inches
24.9 x 17.8 cm
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A handsome Ptolemaic style map of Northern Africa that includes Sardinia and Sicily. The map has a fair amount of detail with numerous rivers and mountain ranges. Latin text on verso.

References:

Condition: B

A sturdy sheet with a dark impression and later color. Faint toning on centerfold, and a wormhole at the top border.

Estimate: $110 - $160

Sold for: $80

Closed on 12/5/2007

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