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Auction 177, Lot 289

"Mappa Geographica, Complectens I. Indiae Occidentalis Partem Mediam Circum Isthmum Panamensem II. Ipsumq Isthmum. III. Ichnographiam Praecipuorum Locorum & Portuum ad has Terras Pertinentium...", Homann Heirs

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1740 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.2 x 22.9 inches
48.8 x 58.2 cm
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This informative and very graphic folio sheet has a large map of the region, titled Carte des Isles de l'Amerique et Deplusieurs Pays de Terre Ferme, attributed to D'Anville (1731). The map covers the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and all of the Caribbean islands. It is nicely detailed with a key to show European possessions and a beautifully engraved title cartouche. Above the main map is the large, decorative title cartouche, flanked by insets of the isthmus of Panama and a plan of St. Augustine in Florida. Below the map is a large view of Mexico City, flanked by plans of Vera Cruz and San Domingo. A very handsome sheet, absolutely filled with information on the West Indies.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on watermarked paper with a faint damp stain in the St. Augustine inset.

Estimate: $550 - $700

Sold for: $400

Closed on 4/29/2020

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