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Auction 175, Lot 564

"Imperii Persici Delineatio ex Scriptis Geographicis Arabum et Persarum Tentata ab Hadr. Relando", Weigel, Christopher

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16.1 x 13.1 inches
40.9 x 33.3 cm
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This lovely map of the Persian Empire includes present-day Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. Two vignettes depict the ruins of the ancient city of Persepolis. The map is filled with detail of towns, mountains, rivers and political boundaries.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a light damp stain along the centerfold at top and a centerfold separation that just passes the neatline at bottom.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $150

Closed on 11/13/2019

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