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1698 Ptolemy Mercator India Indus Ganges Antique map 22.4
1698 Ptolemy Mercator India Indus Ganges Antique map 22.4

1698 Ptolemy Mercator India Indus Ganges Antique map 22.4" x 17" large original

$ 97.68

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Format: Atlas Map
  • Print Type: Engraving
  • Subject: Topographical
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Date Range: 1600-1699
  • Country/Region: India
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • City: Bombay
  • Year: 1698
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    By: Mercator
    From: Ptolemy Atlas: 'Claudii Ptolemaei Tabulae Geographicae Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Cogniti.'
    Published By: Francois Halma & Willem van den Water, Utrecht & Leonard Strick, Franeker
    Date: 1698
    Titled: 'Tab. X. Asiae, complectens Indiam intra Gangem'
    Size: ~22.4 x 17 inches
    Condition: Overall Excellent+; Margins are free of tears, there is very minor browning most prevalent at the margins a couple very tiny stains and a few small pieces of tap affixed to the corners where I suppose a previous owner had taped it matting or something else.
    Description:
    Ptolemaic map covering India - Himalayan Mountains stretch across the top of the map and the Indus and Ganges river systems are well very depicted.  Title cartouche with scrollwork and what appears to be a cherub possibly.
    Shipping: USPS insured.