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Auction 161, Lot 682

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"Peking et Ses Environs", Hachette, Louis Christophe Francois

Subject: Beijing, China

Period: 1880 (circa)

Publication: Nouvelle Geographie Universelle

Color: Printed Color

Size:
11.8 x 7.9 inches
30 x 20.1 cm
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Attractive map of Beijing and vicinity. Shows the relative sizes of towns and cities with red blocks, and parks and gardens are colored in green. The nearby Taihang Mountains to the west are finely rendered using hachuring with several rivers running through its valleys.

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Condition: A

Light toning confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $22

Closed on 2/8/2017

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