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Auction 172, Lot 334

"Karte von der Insel St. Lucia", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: St. Lucia

Period: 1758 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.4 x 7.6 inches
29 x 19.3 cm
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This is a German copy of Bellin's small map of the island of Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles. The map is intricately engraved to show topographical details, place names, a road that runs the length of the island to the town of Soufriere, and the minute coastal detail for which Bellin is renowned. It is nicely decorated with a rococo-style cartouche. A small fleur-de-lis orients North to the left. This map appeared in Schauplatz des Gegenwaertigen Kriegs published in 1757-64 and in Geschichte der Kriege in und ausser Europa in 1779.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #2068; Tooley (MCC-81) #4.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on watermarked paper with scattered foxing.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 4/17/2019

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