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Each auction sale features antique maps and charts, plus vintage graphics, medieval manuscripts and cartographic references books. We have built an unparalleled reputation in the map collecting community through our expertise and scholarship. Since 1977 Old World Auctions is the place to buy or sell antique and old maps with confidence.

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See details of antique map "L'Amerique Meridionale et Septentrionale Dressee sur les Nouw les Decoutes…" by Guillaume Danet from circa 1731

Lot 98 - L'Amerique Meridionale et Septentrionale Dressee sur les Nouw les Decoutes…, Guillaume Danet, 1731

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