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Auction 187, Lot 627
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"Carte des Isles Philippines Celebes et Moluques", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Philippines & Indonesia

Period: 1750 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.1 x 8.7 inches
15.5 x 22.1 cm
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This attractive map of the region shows the islands of the Philippines, Sulawesi, and the Moluccas, with Timor, Flores, Bali, and parts of Borneo and Java. There is no interior detail. The chart is centered on a fleur-de-lis and is decorated with a rococo-style title cartouche. An explanatory note appears in another cartouche at top left.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with a bit of marginal foxing, otherwise fine.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $110

Closed on 4/27/2022

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