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Auction 143, Lot 327

"Les Isles Antilles Entre Lesquelles sont les Lucayes et les Caribes", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12 x 8 inches
30.5 x 20.3 cm
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Attractive map covering the southern tip of Florida and all of the Caribbean islands. There is good detail, especially on Cuba and Hispaniola, which display numerous place names and mountains in profile. Engraved by Antoine d'Winter.

References:

Condition: B

Watermarked paper with toning and some small brown spots mostly in the blank margins.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $220

Closed on 2/13/2013

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