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Auction 147, Lot 546

"Geographische Beschreibung von dem Wanderschaft der Apostelen und Reysen des H. Apostels Pauli...", Anon.

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.5 x 12.4 inches
47 x 31.5 cm
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Very decorative map after Visscher describing the Apostle Paul's travels by boat from Jerusalem to Rome showing the region from Sicily to the Persian Gulf. Graphic panels across the top and bottom depict 26 events from the Book of Acts, and the sea is filled with tiny ships and a compass rose. German text on verso.

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Condition: B+

There is light soiling, some show-through of text on verso, and some minor rippling of the paper.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $120

Closed on 11/20/2013

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