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Auction 175, Lot 325

"Il Paraguai e Parte dei Paesi Adiacenti", Zatta, Antonio

Subject: Central South America, Paraguay

Period: 1785 (dated)

Publication: Atlante Novissimo

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.8 x 15.7 inches
32.5 x 39.9 cm
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This lovely map covers Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina, including the region from the Rio de la Plata and Buenos Ayres up the coast to Rio de Janeiro and west to the Andes. It is filled with information including rivers, mountains, coastal detail, numerous place names, and a volcano. The decorative title cartouche features a local sail boat.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a, Vol 4 #46.

Condition: A

A dark impression on watermarked paper with contemporary color and a hint of toning along the centerfold.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 11/13/2019

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