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Auction 180, Lot 571

"[Lot of 2] I. de Zea Thermia en Serifo [and] Zea Insula",

Subject: Kea, Kithinos & Serifos, Greece

Period: 1685 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

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A. I. de Zea Thermia en Serifo, by Alain Manesson Mallet, from Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses, circa 1685 (4.1 x 5.8"). A charming miniature map of the islands of Kea, Kithinos and Serifos surrounded by two sea battles. References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B. Condition: A sharp impression on a bright sheet with a faint stain in the left blank margin.

B. Zea Insula, by Alphonsus Lasor a Varea, from Universus Terrarum Orbis, 1713 published (6.7 x 3.9"). This map of the island of Kea is oriented with north to the bottom right. Three large cities are shown, including Tetrapolis Keos, and an oversized bay. On a sheet of Latin text measuring 8.9 x 12.9". References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.LAS-1a #118. Condition: There is light show-through of text on verso and a faint damp stain at top right.

References: Pastoureau, Manesson-Mallet 1A [247].

Condition: A

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Estimate: $190 - $220

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/18/2020

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