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Auction 180, Lot 331

"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:
14.9 x 10.8 inches
37.8 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: B+

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a bunch of grapes coat of arms watermark, some minor misfolding, and light toning along the edges of the sheet. There is some soiling in the Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan peninsula.

Estimate: $190 - $220

Sold for: $220

Closed on 11/18/2020

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