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Auction 181, Lot 684

"De Stadt Tripolis / La Ville de Tripoli", Dapper, Olivier

Subject: Tripoli, Libya

Period: 1668 (circa)

Publication: Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.7 x 10.4 inches
34.8 x 26.4 cm
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Copper engraved view of the fort and port at Tripoli with a sea battle in the foreground. The title cartouche is composed of firing canons and military flags.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.DAPP-1b.

Condition: A

Issued folding on paper with a fleur-de-lis coat of arms watermark, marginal soiling, and a few tiny worm holes in the blank margins.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $140

Closed on 2/10/2021

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