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Auction 182, Lot 628

"[Lot of 2] Carte Geographique de l'Asie Mineure avec un Etat des Premiers Rois... [and] Carte de l'Asie Inferieure Selon les Auteurs Anciens...", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Black & White

Size:
17.1 x 14.9 inches
43.4 x 37.8 cm
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A. Carte Geographique de l'Asie Mineure avec un Etat des Premiers Rois qui l'ont Possedee Avant que de Passer sous l'Empire des Romains & sous la Domination des Turcs a qui elle Apartient Aujourd'hui. This map shows Asia Minor prior to being conquered by the Romans. The map is surrounded with French text listing the succession of kings in various regions, along with several notations.

B. Carte de l'Asie Inferieure Selon les Auteurs Anciens, Enrichie de Remarques Historiques sur les Changemens qui y sont Arrivez. This map of the Middle East includes present-day Turkey, Syria and Iraq and is bounded by the Black and Mediterranean seas. The map is surrounded by panels of French text describing the region's history and political changes.

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Condition: A

Crisp impressions on watermarked paper with a hint of offsetting.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/28/2021

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