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Auction 173, Lot 198

"Kaart van de Antilles of Eil. Boven den Wind met het Oostelyk Gedeelte der Eil. Beneden den Wind", Bachiene, Willem Albert

Subject: Lesser Antilles

Period: 1785 (circa)

Publication: Atlas tot Opheldering der Hedendaagsche Historie…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.5 x 12.5 inches
21.6 x 31.8 cm
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A decorative map of the Lesser Antilles extending to include the northern tip of South America, as well as Trinidad and Tobago. The map is titled with an architectural cartouche incorporating three scales of miles.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BACH-3a.

Condition: A

On sturdy paper with a large fleur-de-lis coat of arms and minor toning and soiling along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/5/2019

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