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Auction 194, Lot 596

"Opulentissimi Regni Persiae Juxta Suas Provincias Recentissima et Accuratissima Designatio, Studio et Sumtibus", Lotter, Tobias Conrad

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.1 x 19.9 inches
58.7 x 50.5 cm
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This detailed map of the region is centered on Persia, and it also shows present-day Iraq, Afghanistan, and part of Pakistan, extending east to the Indus River. There is great detail of towns, roads, political boundaries, and the rivers in the region. The allegorical title cartouche features the angel of Fame and two Persian men, one with gold, jewels, and oriental rugs, and the other with a globe and mapmaking tools.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a minor printer's crease at bottom center and a bit of marginal soiling.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Unsold

Closed on 9/13/2023

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