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Auction 186, Lot 622

"Carte de l'Empire d'Alexandre", Brue, Adrien Hubert

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East

Period: 1822 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.6 x 14.3 inches
52.3 x 36.3 cm
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This folio map focuses on the empire of Alexander the Great, from Greece and Turkey to Iran and other parts of Central Asia. The map is filled with ancient place names and political boundaries. Surrounded in a lovely keyboard-style border. Brue's embossed stamp appears above the title.

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Condition: A+

A bright sheet with wide margins and contemporary outline color. There is very minor soiling along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $95 - $120

Sold for: $55

Closed on 2/9/2022

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