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Seventy-two Maps of the Mediterranean, Asia Minor and The Ancient World

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$750$600
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3482TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2020 12:00PM

Description:

Seventy-two Maps of the Mediterranean, Asia Minor and The Ancient World, c. 1540-c. 1860. Collection of maps depicting predominantly the Mediterranean region, including a colored c. 1540 Sebastian Munster Ptolemaic map of the region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, a bird's-eye view of Carthage when it was destroyed by Scipio Aemilianus in 607 with points of interest noted, and a 1618 map of Mountes Luna and river valley as described by Jesuit traveler Pedro Paez, largest 30 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.
Estimate $700-900


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Keywords

Pedro Paez, Scipio Aemilianus