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Auction 141, Lot 374

"Nieuwe Pascaert van al de Carnarisse Eylande met al Hunne Diepten en Drooghte Dus ver Naeukeurig op Gestelt", Keulen, Johannes van

Subject: Atlantic Islands, Canary Islands

Period: 1687 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.3 x 19.3 inches
56.6 x 49 cm
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This handsome sea chart covers the Canary Islands and Madeira with great detail of the coastlines including safe harbors and navigational hazards. Three inset plans show the main harbors at Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote. A central compass rose orients the chart with north to the left. Neptune and his consort flank the title cartouche.

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Condition: B

Good margins all around. There are some light damp stains and the centerfold has been repaired at bottom.

Estimate: $450 - $550

Unsold

Closed on 9/5/2012

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