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Auction 139, Lot 73

"Vergleichende Urbersicht der Binnen-Meere und Ausgezeichneten Seen der Oestlichen Hemisphaere / Vergleichende Urbersicht der Binnen-Meere und Ausgezeichneten Seen der Westlichen Hemisphaere", Weiland, Carl Ferdinand

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany - Seas

Period: 1833 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
24.3 x 20 inches
61.7 x 50.8 cm
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This scarce and fascinating chart depicts the land-locked seas and lakes in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, all drawn on the same scale to show relative size. Below the chart are tables giving specifics on the exact size and location of each sea depicted.

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Condition: B+

A few small, faint spots and light creasing, with light foxing in wide, blank margins.

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $130

Closed on 2/15/2012

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