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Auction 155, Lot 487
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"Nieuwe Paskaart van de Kust van Reino Do Algarve als Mede een Gedeelte van de Kust van Andaluzia...", Keulen, Johannes van

Subject: Southern Portugal

Period: 1682 (circa)

Publication: De Nieuwe Groote Lichtende Zee-Fakkel...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.8 x 19.7 inches
57.9 x 50 cm
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This decorative sea chart depicts the southern coastline of Portugal from Cape St. Vincent to Huelva, Spain. There is good detail of the inlets along the coast, with soundings, rocks, shoals, and anchorages noted. The map is handsomely adorned with compass roses, a pair of sailing ships, and a distance scale including a merman grasping a sea monster. The title cartouche features merchants in a pastoral setting.

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Condition: B+

Excellent impression and color on watermarked paper with good margins, light toning, and a couple of minute holes only visible when held to light.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $200

Closed on 11/18/2015

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