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Auction 141, Lot 320

"Hayti or Saint Domingo", Lucas, Fielding

Subject: Hispaniola

Period: 1823 (published)

Publication: A General Atlas…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.8 x 12 inches
47.8 x 30.5 cm
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This attractive map of Hispaniola extends to include the eastern tip of Cuba and depicts good detail of the interior topography and river systems. Numerous towns and roads are also shown. Lucas' General Atlas is known as one of the finest general atlases produced in the U.S. at the time, due to the high quality paper, superior engraving quality, and attractive coloring style. Drawn by Lucas and engraved by B. T. Welch.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #742-83.

Condition: B+

Original color with wide margins and minor soiling in blank margins. There are faint pen marks to the left of the compass rose. Short centerfold separations in blank margins, far from map, have been professionally closed on verso.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Unsold

Closed on 9/5/2012

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