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Auction 133, Lot 664

"[Lot of 2] Royaume de Fez divise en sept Provinces… [and] Royaume de Maroc divise en sept Provinces &c.", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Morocco

Period: 1683 (published)

Publication: Geographische Historiche Beschryvingh der vier bekend Werelds-Deelen…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.3 x 8 inches
26.2 x 20.3 cm
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This matched pair of maps from a Dutch edition of Sanson's pocket atlas covers present-day Morocco, then the kingdoms of Fez and Morocco. The maps are filled with mountain ranges, oases, cities and villages and are ornamented with decorative cartouches.

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Condition: A

Lightly toned with a few minor defects in the blank margins.

Estimate: $180 - $240

Sold for: $130

Closed on 9/1/2010

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