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Auction 188, Lot 579

"Pyrrhi Regis Epirotarum Expeditiones; per Macedoniam, Italiam, Siciliam et Peloponesum ex Plutarcho", Duval, Pierre

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean

Period: 1657 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16.8 x 11.3 inches
42.7 x 28.7 cm
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Simple but handsome chart of the Mediterranean focusing on Southern Italy, Sicily and Greece, with ancient places located. The map shows the regions explored and invaded by Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, who was Ptolemy's contemporary. Engraved by Jean Somer.

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Condition: A

A dark impression with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouche, on a bright sheet with the watermarks of a large coat of arms and the symbol for the Society of Jesus. There is faint toning along the centerfold and a few soft creases at bottom center.

Estimate: $240 - $300

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Closed on 6/22/2022

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