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Lot 571
Current Auction

"Opulentissimi Regni Persiae Juxta suas Provincias Recentissima et Accuratissima Designatio, Studio et Sumtibus", Seutter, Matthias

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23 x 19.8 inches
58.4 x 50.3 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.

References:

Condition: A

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a short printer's crease at top center and a narrow bottom margin, as issued. There is an old paper label in the top corner with a manuscript page number.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Current High Bid:
$200

Reserve: Reserve Met
Next Bid: $210

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$100 - $249$10
$250 - $499$25
$500 - $999$50
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