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Auction 189, Lot 538

"Cilicia et Cyprus", Bocharti, Samuelis

Subject: Cyprus & Southern Turkey

Period: 1692 (circa)

Publication: Geographia Sacra, seu Phaleg et Canaan

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.6 x 10.4 inches
19.3 x 26.4 cm
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This uncommon map depicts Cyprus and ancient Cilicia, located in present-day southern Turkey. It is from the work of the Protestant minister and oriental scholar Samuel Bochart (1599-1667). Both the title and place names are given in Latin and Hebrew. It is decorated with a trireme and sea monster in the Mediterranean and a couple travelers in the Anatolian plains north of the Taurus Mountains.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression on a sheet with a horn coat of arms watermark and light toning and a few binding holes confined to the margins.

Estimate: $275 - $350

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Closed on 9/14/2022

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