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Auction 155, Lot 348
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"Description des Plantes, Arbres, Animaux & Poissons des Iles Antilles, avec les Moeurs des Sauvages qui s'y Trouvent, et la Maniere dont on Fait le Sucre", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.9 x 14.5 inches
48 x 36.8 cm
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This very boldly engraved sheet shows the commodities, natives and animals of the Antilles. The papayas, pineapples, peppers, bananas, peanuts and other useful plants are noted, and opossums, crocodiles, and wild boar are described as well. Other views show the houses of the workers and how they make sugar and indigo. Includes a panel of fish showing several sharks, dorado, bonito, and a manatee.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with attractive color, just a hint of toning, and light creasing in the top blank margin.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 11/18/2015

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