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Auction 192, Lot 328
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"Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique. Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1754 (dated)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.9 x 10.9 inches
37.8 x 27.7 cm
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Attractive map of the islands of the Caribbean with the parts of the United States and Mexico that border the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the northern coastline of South America. Routes of several explorers are shown, including Cortez, Ponce de Leon, and Hernandez de Cordova, along with many coastal place names. A delicately engraved rococo-style title cartouche with distance scale fills the upper right.

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Condition: A

A nice impression issued folding on a sheet with a bunch of grapes watermark. There is a faint dampstain at right and a hint of offsetting.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $110

Closed on 4/26/2023

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