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MapMaker: |
Gerard Mercator
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Subject: |
Africa |
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Period/Size: |
1615 / 14.8" x 18.3" (37.6 x 46.5 cm)
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Color: |
Colored
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Condition: |
(B) A nice impression on a sheet with old color. There are some repaired tears, including one extending 4" into the map from the top, ending just past the Tropic of Cancer, but nearly invisible in the image. A few very holes are only visible if held to t (condition help) |
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Source: |
Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive Cosmographicae |
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References: |
Betz #31; Norwich #21. |
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Price: |
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Offered by: |
Old World Auctions |
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Catalog: |
Auction No. 123 - Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases & Globes (652) |
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Lot/Item #: |
746 |
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Date: |
02/2008
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