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Auction 175, Lot 615

"Barbaria [on sheet with] Cartaginis sive Potius Tunetani Celeberrimi Sinus... [and] Aegyptus", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Northern Africa

Period: 1634 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.4 x 13.8 inches
46.7 x 35.1 cm
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This sheet contains three maps of northern Africa. The upper map shows all of northern Africa with the majority of the Mediterranean. At bottom left is a map of ancient Carthage (now a suburb of Tunis). The map at bottom right depicts the Nile River delta. The sheet is embellished with four strapwork cartouches and a large sailing ship. Dutch text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8610:1A.

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with light show-through of text on verso.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 11/13/2019

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