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Auction 89, Lot 250

"Africa",

Subject: Africa

Period: 1713 (published)

Publication: Universus Terrarum Orbis

Color: Black & White

Size:
6.7 x 5 inches
17 x 12.7 cm
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Copper engraved map of the continent based on Girolamo Porro map of 1596. The sea is stipple engraved in the Italian style with decorative calligraphy throughout. A fairly light impression on a full sheet of Italian text.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 12/8/1999

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