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Auction 138, Lot 742

"Tabula Asiae V", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Iran

Period: 1540 (circa)

Publication: Geographia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.5 x 10 inches
34.3 x 25.4 cm
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A Ptolemaic woodblock map of ancient Persia, the region between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea, naming Babylon and Mesopotamia as well as several ancient religious sites. Latin text and elaborate woodcut on verso.

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Condition: B+

Wide margins with marginal soiling and archival repairs along centerfold at bottom, with light creasing along centerfold.

Estimate: $325 - $400

Sold for: $180

Closed on 12/7/2011

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