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Auction 120, Lot 265

"Mouillage de San Pedro", Duflot de Mofras, Eugene

Subject: Los Angeles, California

Period: 1844 (circa)

Publication: Exploration du Territoire de l'Oregon, des Californies et de la Mer Vermeille…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7 x 9.3 inches
17.8 x 23.6 cm
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The earliest map devoted to Los Angeles harbor notes Point Fermin, Point San Pedro, and Thompson, where the Road to Los Angeles and the Mission San Gabriel begins. Soundings are noted in the bay and a simple compass orients the chart.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $325 - $500

Sold for: $180

Closed on 7/18/2007

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