Sold for:
$125
$125
Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium. Amsterdam, [circa 1635] Hand-colored engraved map of Northern China. The title is symbolically engraved onto the saddle blanket of a camel, representing the trade over the Silk Road. Tiny devils and dragons frolic in the desert outside the Great Wall and numerous notes fill the unexplored regions. Toning; staining; foxing; offsetting. Sheet 18 x 21 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Daphne H. Wetmore, Hinsdale, Illinois pasted down; staining; foxing; transfer of red pigment to other side; water damage. Size: 18.5 x 22 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2017-05-04
