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Sale 2689 - Lot 62

Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(CRIMEA.) Semyon Aleksandrovich Mukhin; and Thomas Best Jervis. ...Military Topographical Map of the Krima Peninsula... Enormous hand-colored lithographed case map of the Crimean Peninsula with an inset of the Black Sea. 4 sections, approximately 26x46 inches each, segmented and mounted on original linen backing with marbled paper self-wrappers and folding into publisher's 8vo format roan case with printed title label; box worn and split, maps with only minor wear. Oval blindstamp at upper right corner with Best's axiom: "Geography while it explores the darkest recesses of nature should light up the darkest retreats of humanity". London, 1854
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