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Tab. VII. Asiae exhibens Scythiam, intra Imaum Sogdianam, Bactrianam, Hircaniam……….
| Article ID | EUO2354 |
Title | Tab. VII. Asiae exhibens Scythiam, intra Imaum Sogdianam, Bactrianam, Hircaniam………. |
Map shows the eastern part of the Caspian Sea with parts of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan. The Himalayas and northern India run across the bottom of the map. There are also figurative staffages, a sea monster and a title cartouche. Mercator originally published this map in his 1578 edition of Ptolemy's Great Geography. This map is from a 1698 edition and the ornamental border of the map first appeared in this edition. | |
| Year | ca. 1698 |
Artist | Ptolemy/ Gerhard Mercator |
| Dimensions (cm) | 35 x 46 cm |
| Condition | Missing part at upper left margin replaced |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
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69.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )