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Auction 178, Lot 458
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"Imperii Persici Delineatio ex Scriptis Potissimum Geographicis Arabum et Persarum Tentata ab Adriano Relando", Schenk, Pieter

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1705 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.4 x 17.8 inches
56.9 x 45.2 cm
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Although Adriaan Reland never actually traveled to Persia, he was an important Dutch Orientalist who compiled a monumental work documenting previous geographies. The cartouche at bottom right is presented in the monument style with a portrait of Reland and the female personifications of Asia and Fame.

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Condition: B

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet and moderate toning along the centerfold.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $220

Closed on 6/10/2020

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