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Auction 112, Lot 345

"Plan de la Ville de St. Salvador Capitale du Bresil", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Brazil

Period: 1752 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.8 x 7.5 inches
30 x 19.1 cm
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Handsome bird's-eye plan of the fortification of St. Salvador, the capital of colonial Brazil. Keys at sides list 48 important sites. Above the plan is a panoramic view of the city and fort on a hill overlooking the Bay of All Saints.

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Condition: A

Issued folding. Narrow (but adequate) margin from binder's trim.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $220

Closed on 9/28/2005

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