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Auction 181, Lot 48

"Revolutions des Deux-Mondes"

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Age of Revolution

Period: 1833 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.6 x 34.6 inches
59.9 x 87.9 cm
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This detailed sheet describing the "Revolutions of the Two Worlds" was published by C. Pain and Nourtier in Paris. It provides a comprehensive view of movements in both the old and new world with various block sections describing each series of events. Includes two panels of "Victories and Disasters." Features an engraving of George Washington's statue surrounded by various flags of countries fighting for freedom. The extensive table was published during the Age of Revolution, a time at which a number of absolute monarchies evolved into representative forms of government.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on a sturdy sheet with one short split at a fold junction.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $130

Closed on 2/10/2021

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