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Auction 105, Lot 275

"[Lot of 2] Carte de la Riviere de la Plata [together with] Carte du Paraguay et des Pays voisins…", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: South America - Central

Period: 1775 (circa)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Black & White

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Nice pair of copper engraved maps. First (11 x 7.2") covers the Rio de la Plata estuary with Buenos Aires. The bay is marked with soundings, anchorages, and shoals. Decorative title cartouche. Second (12 x 8") is a detailed map of the region of northern Argentina with Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Chile. Engraved by A. v. Krevelt, 1771.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $180 - $220

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Closed on 12/3/2003

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