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Auction 118, Lot 456

"Isles Antilles", Duval, Pierre

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1682 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.8 x 4 inches
12.2 x 10.2 cm
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This diminutive map of the Caribbean including southern Florida and the Bahamas is based on the cartography of Nicolas Sanson, who was Duval's uncle and mentor. Pierre Duval specialized in pocket-sized atlases and geographies and based most of his maps on Sanson's work.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $160

Closed on 3/6/2007

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