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Auction 190, Lot 527
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"Nieuwe Kaart van't Eiland Maltha met Gozo en Comino...", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Malta

Period: 1761 (dated)

Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.1 x 11.1 inches
46 x 28.2 cm
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Handsome, large map of the Maltese Islands with superb detail of the topography, roads, villages and fortifications. The important forts, harbors and Valetta are particularly well illustrated with a key locating important sites. A nice compass rose orients north in the lower right corner.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.TIR-2a.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a large Strasbourg Lily watermark. There are minor dampstains and a few small chips along the sides of the sheet, not affecting the image.

Estimate: $450 - $550

Sold for: $250

Closed on 11/16/2022

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