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Auction 99, Lot 465

"Ost-Indien", Perthes, Justus

Subject: Southeast Asia

Period: 1877 (dated)

Publication: Stieler's Hand-Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.9 x 12 inches
40.4 x 30.5 cm
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A very handsome steel engraved chart prominently showing the East Indies, but extending to India and north to include all of the Philippines, Siam and Burma. Inset of the British Isles provides a sense of scale. Hand colored to indicate colonial control by Holland, France, England, Spain and Portugal. Amazing detail throughout.

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Condition: A+

Crisp and bright impression.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $55

Closed on 6/12/2002

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