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Auction 146, Lot 622

"Carte des Regions et des Lieux dont il est Parle dans le Nouveau Testament", Laporte, Joseph de

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East

Period: 1785 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.8 x 7.2 inches
22.4 x 18.3 cm
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A small, handsome map that covers the region of the Mediterranean from Italy through the Caspian Sea, showing the areas described in the New Testament. Two insets are included on either side of the title: a plan of Jerusalem and a map of the Holy Land.

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Condition: A

Issued folding, now pressed flat. There is very minor soiling and some hinge tape in the corners of the top blank margin.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $60

Closed on 9/4/2013

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