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Auction 135, Lot 613

"Royaume de Perse, avec les Pays Limitrophes…", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.5 x 10.8 inches
34.3 x 27.4 cm
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A lovely, decorative map of the Persian Empire showing the area that is now Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq with a portion of Oman near the Persian Gulf. The cities and mountains are graphically depicted and a beautiful figurative cartouche adorns the map.

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Condition: A+

Minor soil in blank margins, still fine with a dark impression and good original margins.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/16/2011

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