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Auction 126, Lot 728
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"Ceylan, et les Maldives", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Sri Lanka

Period: 1700 (published)

Publication: Algemeene Weereldtbeschryving

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.5 x 7.3 inches
24.1 x 18.5 cm
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Exquisite map of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, with the southern tip of India shown at the top. Sri Lanka is shown in an inset named Ceylan Isle, qui est la Taprobane des Anciens, Taprobana referring to the name given to the island on earlier maps. Nicely detailed and beautifully engraved with a decorative title cartouche and an attractive compass rose.

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Condition: A

This is a later edition with the worn copper plate evident in the bottom corners. Otherwise the condition is fine.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Unsold

Closed on 12/3/2008

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