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Auction 176, Lot 593
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"De Persia anze Zee met d'Eylanden in Deselve Tussea de Kusten van Arabie en Persie...", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Arabia

Period: 1707 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.9 x 5.9 inches
22.6 x 15 cm
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This uncommon little map illustrates the travels of Diego Lopez De Sequeira, a Portuguese admiral, who was governor of Portuguese India between 1518 and 1522. In 1520 he led a military campaign to the Red Sea and helped establish an embassy to Ethiopia. A large pictorial cartouche fills the sea between Indian and Africa.

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Condition: A

A dark impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a hint of offsetting from an opposing page of text. Narrow left margin.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $180

Closed on 2/12/2020

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