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Auction 184, Lot 613

"Carte des Regions et des Lieux dont il est Parle dans le Nouveau Testament", Bonne/Lattre

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Moderne

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.6 x 12.1 inches
44.7 x 30.7 cm
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This handsome map covers the region of the Mediterranean from Italy through the Caspian Sea, showing the areas described in the New Testament. Two inset plans are included on either side of the title: Plan de Jerusalem du tems de N. S. Jesus-Christ and Carte de la Judee sous Herode le Grand, et sous ses trois fils Archelaus, Herode-Antipas, et Philippe. Three elaborate title cartouches and six distance scales decorate the map. Published by Felix Delamarche.

References: Laor #121.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a sheet with the watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads. There is minor toning along the centerfold and a few dampstains confined to the edge of the sheet.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 9/15/2021

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