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Auction 135, Lot 678

"Ceylan, et les Maldives", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Sri Lanka

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.8 x 7.3 inches
24.9 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: B+

Some toning in margins with a couple insignificant spots in the map.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $110

Closed on 2/16/2011

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