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Auction 140, Lot 65

"Botanische Geographie", Meyer, Joseph

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Period: 1860 (circa)

Publication: Meyer's Handatlas

Color: Black & White

Size:
14.3 x 10 inches
36.3 x 25.4 cm
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This fascinating chart depicts the plants in the equinoctial regions of America, according to their elevation above sea level. This engraving was issued in Meyer's Handatlas, one of the finest German atlases of the mid-nineteenth century.

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Condition: B+

Wide margins with a few faint spots and a tiny hole at top left only visible when held to bright light.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $170

Closed on 5/23/2012

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