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Auction 147, Lot 583

"Carte de la Palestine ou Terre Sainte", Lapie/Tardieu

Subject: Holy Land

Period: 1841 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16 x 21.8 inches
40.6 x 55.4 cm
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Beautifully engraved and highly detailed map of the Holy Land divided into the twelve tribes. The map shows excellent detail of the topography of the land and is filled with ancient place names. Surrounded with a decorative keyboard-style border.

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Condition: B+

Original outline color on a bright sheet with wide margins and a few spots in the image. There is light toning along sheet edges, and a damp stain along right edge of sheet, far from image.

Estimate: $95 - $120

Sold for: $70

Closed on 11/20/2013

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