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Auction 149, Lot 361
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"Carte des Antilles Francoises et des Isles Voisines Dressee sur des Memoires Manuscrits", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Lesser Antilles

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.9 x 18.9 inches
32.8 x 48 cm
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This is Chatelain's version of Delisle's map of the Lesser Antilles that includes the interesting cartographic error of an upside-down Grenada. It extends from Guadeloupe to Grenada and includes Barbados. Numerous place names are shown, as are the locations of forts, churches, rivers, towns and villages. French text describes the European discovery and history of the islands.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression issued folding on a watermarked sheet with light offsetting and a binding trim that extends to the neatline at top left. There are some chips and short edge tears along the left edge of the sheet, well away from image.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 5/21/2014

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