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LOT 1167
Ottoman Painted Miniature Map
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (34 grams, 33.5 x 23.5 cm).
Plan-view map of a peninsula, the river indicated in dark blue with a fish, bather and ox; calligraphic captions. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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