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Auction 157, Lot 613

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"[Lot of 2] Originalkarte zu Dr. H. Barth's Reise durch Kleinasien von Trapezunt nach Tschikoryk, 31. Oktober-20. November 1858 [and] ...von Tschikoryk nach Ssoghud, 21. Nov.-18. December 1858", Petermann, Augustus Herman

Subject: Turkey

Period: 1860 (dated)

Publication: Barth's Kleinasien...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16.8 x 10.1 inches
42.7 x 25.7 cm
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These two maps combined together show Dr. Barth's route from Trabzon, a coastal town on the Blank Sea, to Sogut (south of Istanbul). This journey took approximately a month and a half to complete. The map includes detailed insets of Kyr-Scher, Tokat, Amassia, Kara-Hissar and an overview of his entire journey through Turkey in the years 1847 and 1858. Published by Justus Perthes in Gotha.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with a few faint spots and faint toning along sheet edges.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $22

Closed on 5/4/2016

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