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Auction 192, Lot 667

"Vue de la Ville du Grand Caire, et de ses Environs", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Cairo, Egypt

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.1 x 14.6 inches
43.4 x 37.1 cm
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This attractive sheet features four great views of Cairo highlighting its architecture and the busy Nile River. The views are flanked with extensive French text describing the vicinity, commerce, and history of the region.

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Condition: A+

A dark impression on a clean, bright sheet with a Strasbourg bend & lily watermark and a few tiny tears along the bottom edge of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/26/2023

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