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Auction 120, Lot 384
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"Carte Reduite de l'Isle de Saint Domingue et de ses Debouquements pour servir aux Vaisseaux du Roy…", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Hispaniola

Period: 1750 (dated)

Publication: L'Hydrographie Francoise

Color: Black & White

Size:
34.8 x 22 inches
88.4 x 55.9 cm
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Gorgeous, large-scale chart covers Hispaniola, Turks & Caicos Islands, Lower Bahamas, the eastern ends of Cuba and Jamaica, the western end of Puerto Rico. The mountainous terrain of the islands are vividly shown and the information includes the locations of settlements, roads, forts, reefs and harbors. The sheet features loxodromic lines and the Depot de la Marine seal with Prix, trente Sols noted at the bottom.

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Condition: B

Some faint damp stains at the top of the map. Otherwise it is a nice example printed on a very sturdy sheet.

Estimate: $550 - $700

Unsold

Closed on 7/18/2007

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