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Auction 203, Lot 693
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"Habessinia seu Abassia at Ethiopia", Morden, Robert

Subject: Eastern Africa

Period: 1688 (published)

Publication: Geography Rectified...

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.9 x 5.5 inches
12.4 x 14 cm
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A detailed little map showing the course of the Nile River and extending east to the Red Sea. It is filled with details including rivers, two lakes, mountains, and numerous place names with a key to 13 locations at top right. Features English text below the map and on verso. The full sheet measures 6.3 x 7.8".

See also lot 777 for Geoffrey King's Miniature Antique Maps that describes this map.

References: King (3rd ed.) #1680 Morden; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MORD-2c #53.

Condition: A

A nice impression with a hint of toning along the sheet edges.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Unsold

Closed on 4/23/2025

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