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Auction 161, Lot 707

"Plan de Goa / Grondtekening van Goa", Van der Schley, Jacob

Subject: Goa, India

Period: 1747 (circa)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.8 x 8 inches
35.1 x 20.3 cm
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A lovely bird's-eye view of Goa, with north oriented to the bottom. The view shows the streets, buildings, and surrounding area with a numbered key at right. The coastline is filled with ships, and a pair of elephants are shown on the docks.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression, issued folding, with minor marginal soiling.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $110

Closed on 2/8/2017

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