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Auction 147, Lot 557

"[Lot of 2] Turquie d'Asie, Arabie, Perse, Caboul, Beloutchistan, et Turkestan [and] Asie Occidentale et les Pays du Nil",

Subject: Middle East

Period: 1840-76 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

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Pair of nicely engraved maps that prominently feature the Arabian Peninsula. The maps show all of Turkey and the Black and Caspian seas, and extend east to include the region of today's Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan. Many place names and topographical detail fill the maps, and political divisions are indicated by color. A. Turquie d'Asie, Arabie, Perse, Caboul, Beloutchistan, et Turkestan, by Charles V. Monin, circa 1840 (14.8 x 11.2"). Condition: Two light damp stains in top left and right corners that enter 2" into map image. (B+)

B. Asie Occidentale et les Pays du Nil, by Justus Perthes, from Atlas General, circa 1876 (9.9 x 7.8"). Condition: Minor toning. (A)

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Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 11/20/2013

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