1831 Middle East Estruc Map Of Egypt Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving
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for a detailed view. Date: 1831Short Title: EgyptFull Title: Egipto. Domingo Estruc lo grabo 1831. Source: Coleccion De Mapas Geograficos, Antiguos Y Modernos Del Acreditado Tardieu Y Otros Autores Clasicos, Publicada Por Los Redactores Del Diccionario Geografico Universal En El Ano 1835. Barcelona, En La Libreria de Jose Torner, calle del Pegomi num. 4, Donde tambien se hassa el Diccionario. This collection of maps published in 1835 was created by Dom...ingo Estruc, Pablo Alabern and Ramon Alabern (son of Pablo) for Barcelona Publisher, Jose Torner’s, Diccionario Geografico Universal (1830-1834). Ramon Alabern is often credited with creating the first Spanish Daguerreotype on 10 November, 1839. Estruc is famous for his very rare and highly detailed 1835 map of Cuba requiring 18 separate steel plates with an overall measurement of 12ft. by 5ft.Size of Map: 34.5cm X 41.5cm (13 1/2” X 16 1/2”)Description: Hand coloured country and regional borders. Presents Egypt, “Siria”- modern Israel, Lebanon and Syria, “Arabia”- modern Jordan and Saudi Arabia with names of cities, mountain ranges, bodies of water (including the Mediterranean Sea and “Bahr Kolzum O Mar Rojo” – modern Red Sea) and geographic relief. Spanish, French, Egyptian, German and English distance scales at bottom outside of border. Prime Meridian is Madrid. Fine condition with Fine plate marking. References: Tooley’s A-D, 15; Q-Z , 284; Phillips, Vol. IV, 4318 (26);A Great Gift For Any Manuscript Collector We Now Accept PayPal! We Ship Worldwide. Please Contact Us For a Free Shipping Quote!
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