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Auction 166, Lot 334

"Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique. Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1754 (dated)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.8 x 10.8 inches
37.6 x 27.4 cm
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Attractive map of the islands of the Caribbean with the parts of the United States and Mexico that border the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the northern coastline of South America. Routes of several explorers are shown, including Cortez, Ponce de Leon, and Hernandez de Cordova, along with many coastal place names. A delicately engraved rococo-style title cartouche fills the upper right.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on watermarked paper, now flattened with faint offsetting, a couple of very minor spots, and two small worm holes in unengraved areas that have been professionally repaired.

Estimate: $240 - $300

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Closed on 2/14/2018

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