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Auction 147, Lot 651
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"A Chart of the Coast of Persia, Guzarat, & Malabar Drawn from the French Chart of ye Eastern Ocean", Child, G.

Subject: Maldives, Indian Ocean

Period: 1745 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.8 x 9.7 inches
19.8 x 24.6 cm
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An attractive copper engraved chart centered on the Arabian Sea that shows some of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, extending past Persia to include half of India. The map locates the Maldives and many offshore islands and details capes, shoals, bays, and major harbors. The map is decorated with a compass rose with fleur-de-lys at center and a rococo-style title cartouche featuring a fountain, sea-horse, water nymph, and two wind heads. Engraved by G. Child.

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Condition: B+

Light offsetting.

Estimate: $150 - $190

Sold for: $110

Closed on 11/20/2013

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