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Auction 191, Lot 389

"Isles de Saint Domingue ou Hispaniola, et de la Martinique", Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles

Subject: Hispaniola & Martinique

Period: 1784 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.5 x 19.1 inches
52.1 x 48.5 cm
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Superb large map of Hispaniola with a sizable inset of Martinique. The nicely detailed map covers the area to include the tip of Cuba, Turks & Caicos, and part of the Bahamas. The map is decorated by a grand decorative title cartouche and scale of miles.

References: Pedley #480.

Condition: B+

Contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with the watermarks of a house and "T Dupuy Auvergne." There is light soiling, extraneous creases along the centerfold, and some dampstains and short tears confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 2/8/2023

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