Old World Auctions - Auction 133 - Lot 331 - Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique

Go to Advanced Search

Catalog Archive

Auction 133, Lot 331

Print View

"Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique", Homann Heirs

Subject: Martinique

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

21.5 x 18.3 inches
54.6 x 46.5 cm

Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Very handsome, German edition of Bellin's large-scale chart of the island. Its meticulous topographical and nautical detail shows roads, topography, soundings, villages, windmills, and plantations. Rhumb lines, a compass rose and two delicate cartouches complete the composition.

References:

Condition: A

The centerfold has been reinforced with tissue on verso. There is some light soil and a repaired tear in the blank margins.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $240

Closed on 9/1/2010

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

Current Auction

Past and Future

Buy

Sell

Account Info

For Bidders

For Consignors

"Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique", Homann Heirs

Subject: Martinique

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

21.5 x 18.3 inches
54.6 x 46.5 cm

Very handsome, German edition of Bellin's large-scale chart of the island. Its meticulous topographical and nautical detail shows roads, topography, soundings, villages, windmills, and plantations. Rhumb lines, a compass rose and two delicate cartouches complete the composition.

References:

Condition: A

The centerfold has been reinforced with tissue on verso. There is some light soil and a repaired tear in the blank margins.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $240

Closed on 9/1/2010

Archived

About Us

Recent Articles

General Info

Contact Info

Current Auction

Past and Future

Buy

Sell

Account Info

For Bidders

For Consignors

"Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique", Homann Heirs

Subject: Martinique

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

21.5 x 18.3 inches54.6 x 46.5 cm

Very handsome, German edition of Bellin's large-scale chart of the island. Its meticulous topographical and nautical detail shows roads, topography, soundings, villages, windmills, and plantations. Rhumb lines, a compass rose and two delicate cartouches complete the composition.

References:

Condition: A

The centerfold has been reinforced with tissue on verso. There is some light soil and a repaired tear in the blank margins.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $240

Closed on 9/1/2010

Archived

About Us

Recent Articles

General Info

Contact Info

21.5 x 18.3 inches
54.6 x 46.5 cm