Catalog Archive
Auction 152, Lot 331

"Isle de Saint Domingue", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Hispaniola

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.7 x 8.3 inches
34.8 x 21.1 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This beautifully engraved chart of Hispaniola features a decorative rococo-style title cartouche in the upper left corner and an abundance of coastal detail. The topography and interior are nicely developed showing towns, villages, churches, rivers, lakes and mountains.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1854.

Condition: A

A nice impression with a few tiny spots at top right.

Estimate: $90 - $120

Sold for: $65

Closed on 2/18/2015

Archived