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Auction 93, Lot 309

"Tabula Asiae II", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Caucasus and Central Asia

Period: 1552 (published)

Publication: Geographia

Color: Black & White

Size:
13 x 9.9 inches
33 x 25.1 cm
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Woodblock Ptolemaic map of ancient Sarmatia located northeast of the Black Sea. Mountain ranges dominate the map and 3 gates are shown in the Caucasus Mountains. The "Alexandri Columns" are shown in present day Georgia. B

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Condition: B

rowning along centerfold with 2" separation at bottom

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 12/6/2000

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