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Auction 181, Lot 677
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"Marmarica Nuova Tavola", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Northern Africa

Period: 1574 (circa)

Publication: La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino...

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.6 x 7 inches
24.4 x 17.8 cm
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Great Ptolemaic map of eastern Libya and Egypt with a number of ancient place names, particularly along the course of the Nile. The map extends east to the Red Sea and shows spurious lakes and rivers in northern Africa. Italian text on verso.

References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #220-49.

Condition: B+

A dark impression with printer's ink residue and light toning along the centerfold.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $60

Closed on 2/10/2021

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