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Auction 132, Lot 606

"La Tartaria Indipendente delineata Sulle ultime osservazioni", Cassini, Giovanni Maria

Subject: Asia - Central

Period: 1799 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19 x 13.7 inches
48.3 x 34.8 cm
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A finely engraved Italian map of Central Asia covering the region from the eastern shore of the Black Sea to the border of China. It is filled with information on the topography, settlements, and fortifications.

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Condition: A

Minor foxing in the blank margins, with a few stray spots in the map.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/2/2010

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