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Auction 204, Lot 483

"[On 2 Sheets] Troisieme Partie de la Carte d'Europe Contenant le Midi de la Russie, la Pologne et la Hongrie, la Turquie y Compris Celle d'Asie Presqu'entiere", Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

Subject: Eastern Europe & Eastern Mediterranean

Period: 1760 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
32 x 20.4 inches
81.3 x 51.8 cm
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Two unjoined sheets make up this large detailed map of Eastern Europe and the Near East. It covers from the Baltic Sea in the north to Moscow, and from Greece through the Holy Land and to Iraq in the south. The top sheet features a large title cartouche flanked by two gentlemen representative of the region. The map is highly detailed with information on the roads, rivers, political boundaries, cities and towns. Measurement is per sheet.

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Condition: B

Contemporary outline color on sturdy watermarked paper. Both sheets have some toning and a light dampstain at bottom. The grayish hue adjacent to the centerfolds is caused by our scanner and is not present on the physical maps. The first image is a composite image - the map is in 2 separate sheets.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $210

Closed on 6/18/2025

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