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Auction 178, Lot 522

"[Lot of 2] Carte des Embouchures du Nil, et Partie de son Cours le Delta et l'Isthme de Suez [and] Carte Exacte du Cours du Nil", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Nile River, Egypt

Period: 1764 (published)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Black & White

Size:
6.7 x 8.6 inches
17 x 21.8 cm
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This intricately engraved pair of maps cover the Nile River. The first map zooms in to show the Nile Delta. It locates Alexandria, Damanhour, Suez, Cairo, and other towns and cities in the region. It delineates roads and includes impressive topographical detail. The second sheet includes two maps tracing the course of the river from Cairo to the second cataract. There is detail of the mountains along the river and several towns are named. A key below the neatline identifies cities, villages, fortresses, currents, sands, and more. North is oriented to the bottom. Both maps feature decorative title cartouches and distance scales.

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Condition: A

Nice impressions on watermarked paper.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Unsold

Closed on 6/10/2020

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