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Auction 155, Lot 597

"Asia According to ye Newest Observations", Moll, Herman

Subject: Asia

Period: 1712 (circa)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
10 x 7.1 inches
25.4 x 18 cm
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Attractive reduced version of Moll's map of Asia (1708), which was based on the Delisle prototype. Despite the title claiming that the map was made from the Newest Observations, Moll continues the speculation that Iesso L. (Hokkaido) might be attached to the mainland.

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Condition: A

A dark impression issued folding with a few unobtrusive rust spots and the faintest hint of offsetting.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Unsold

Closed on 11/18/2015

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