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Lot 519
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"Armenia Syria, Mesopotamia Etc.", Cluver/Jansson

Subject: Middle East & Cyprus

Period: 1676 (published)

Publication: Introductionis in Universam Geographiam

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.6 x 5.7 inches
19.3 x 14.5 cm
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This little map covers the region between the Black and Caspian Seas in the north, and from Egypt to the Persian Gulf in the south. It is finely engraved to show mountains, rivers, lakes, cities and towns. A garland draped title cartouche adorns the map at bottom.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London, often with new sets of maps engraved. This map is from an Amsterdam edition published by Jansson's heirs, which included some maps from the Jansson and Cloppenburgh editions of Atlas Minor.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-6a #38.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet with minor toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $110 - $140

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Reserve: Reserve Not Met
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