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Auction 161, Lot 727

"Vue de la Ville du Grand Caire, et de ses Environs", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Cairo, Egypt

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.1 x 14.6 inches
43.4 x 37.1 cm
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This attractive sheet features four great views of Cairo with its architecture and the busy Nile River. The views are flanked with extensive French text describing the vicinity, commerce and history of the region.

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Condition: A+

A dark impression on a clean, bright sheet with a Strasbourg lily watermark.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/8/2017

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