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Auction 186, Lot 605
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"Ponti Euxini cum Utroq Bosphoro Cimmerio et Thracio Hidrographica Exhibitio [on sheet with] Angustiae Maris Mediterranei ad Fretum Herculeum Hydrographica Delineatio", Scherer, Heinrich

Subject: Black Sea & Western Mediterranean

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Novus

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.3 x 9.3 inches
18.5 x 23.6 cm
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This scarce and interesting sheet features two maps, one above the other, each with a scroll-style title cartouche, rhumblines, and multiple boldly engraved compass roses. The map at top focuses on the Black Sea and its immediate surroundings. The map below covers the western part of the Mediterranean and the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression with a small, light stain at bottom left.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/9/2022

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