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Auction 187, Lot 316

"L'Isle de Cuba", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Cuba

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.4 x 8.1 inches
31.5 x 20.6 cm
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Attractive copperplate engraving of Cuba and the Bahamas. It is geographically accurate with some overall scale distortion, most notably in present-day Bay de Buena Vista, Golfo de Batabano, and Golfo de Guacanayabo. In the lower part of the map are the Cayman Islands and in the north are part of the Florida Keys to include the Tortugas. Interior and coastal information includes shoals, towns, missions, hospitals, and plantations. The southern coast is a fragmented collection of islands and shoals.

References: Cueto #52.

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a bright, deckle-edged sheet with some soiling along the top edge of the sheet.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $75

Closed on 4/27/2022

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