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Auction 192, Lot 327
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"Carte des Isles de l'Amerique et de Plusieurs Pays de Terre Ferme Situes au Devant de ces Isles & Autour du Golfe de Mexique...", Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1731 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.5 x 12.2 inches
44.5 x 31 cm
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This detailed map covers the southern U.S., Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America. The map is dense with town names, waterways, and mountains. Florida features prominently here, stretching west just past Mobile Bay to Louisiane and north to Caroline, with its southern portion broken into an archipelago. A decorative title cartouche appears in the top right corner. Engraved by Delahaye.

References:

Condition: B+

Issued folding, now flat, on watermarked paper with light soiling and a few archival repairs to short fold separations. Narrow right margin.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 4/26/2023

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