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Auction 203, Lot 596

"Isles de Cypre", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Cyprus

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses...

Color: Black & White

Size:
3.9 x 5.6 inches
9.9 x 14.2 cm
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This handsome miniature map shows the island of Cyprus, then under Ottoman control. Towns and cities are identified, including Nicosia. The title cartouche is surrounded by a stunningly engraved battle scene. Alternate German title appears above neatline: Die Insel Cypern. Fig. CXXXII.

References: King (3nd ed.) #1683; Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.

Condition: A

There is minor foxing, most of it confined to the blank margins, and a touch of printer's ink residue.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 4/23/2025

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