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Description:
Forty-one Maps of the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, and Africa, c. 1570-c. 1860. Collection of antique maps, including a double-page illustration of Greece from Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia, an engraved panoramic view of the city of Izmir with accompanying text on points of interest, and a dazzlingly colored 1631 map of Guinea, largest 22 1/2 x 31 3/4 in.
Estimate $300-500
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Keywords
Sebastian M, Izmir, Greece, GuineaJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.