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Auction 120, Lot 428
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"'T Vaste Landt van 't Niew Koningryk Granada enz", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Northern South America

Period: 1705 (published)

Publication: Algemeene Weereldtbeschryving

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.4 x 7.5 inches
29 x 19.1 cm
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Detailed map of the northern tip of South America including those regions that would become Venezuela, Panama, and Colombia. The Orinoco River is shown to the right of the map, as is a portion of the fictitious Lago de Parime with the mythical Manoa el Dorado on its shores. Adorned with a graceful cartouche. Engraved by Antoine de Winter.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 7/18/2007

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