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Auction 108, Lot 89
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"L'America Secondo le ultime osservazioni Divisa ne' suoi Stati Principali", Cassini, Giovanni Maria

Subject: Western Hemisphere

Period: 1788 (dated)

Publication: Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.2 x 13 inches
46.2 x 33 cm
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A scarce map of the Americas featuring the discoveries of Captain Cook. In North America a possible Northwest Passage is labeled B. di Beering and Alaska (Algka) makes a very early appearance. Cook's three voyages are traced in the Pacific, where both islands of New Zealand and Hawaii are prominently shown. The location and date of Cook's demise is marked on I. Owhyea. The large title cartouche is set in a lush landscape with the allegorical female representation of America surrounded by native animals.

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Condition: A

Original pale pastel coloring with a stray spot of green in wide blank margins. A couple of extraneous light creases along fold.

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Sold for: $1,300

Closed on 9/29/2004

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