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Auction 131, Lot 851

"Aphricae Tabula I", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Northern Africa

Period: 1540 (circa)

Publication: Geographia

Color: Black & White

Size:
13 x 10 inches
33 x 25.4 cm
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This bold Ptolemaic map covers Mauritania - present-day Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The interior is dominated with convoluted mountain ranges, most of them entirely spurious. The Strait of Gibraltar is marked Columna Herculis (Pillars of Hercules) and a large sailing ship is shown in the Mediterranean.

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Condition: B+

Lightly toned on centerfold with professional repair of a the usual binding holes. Remnants of hinges of verso.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 3/17/2010

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