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Auction 126, Lot 698

"Sophorum Regnum", Cluver/Jansson

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1661 (published)

Publication: Introductionis in Universam Geographicam

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.8 inches
19.1 x 14.7 cm
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Charming small map of the Persian Empire covering the region from the Caucasus to India with part of the Arabian Peninsula. Nice detail describes hundreds of tiny villages. Strapwork cartouche encloses the title.

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Condition: A

The right bottom corner has been restored, well away from the map.

Estimate: $110 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 12/3/2008

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