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Auction 193, Lot 325

"Les Isles Antilles, et le Golfe du Mexique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.5 x 8.2 inches
31.8 x 20.8 cm
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A beautiful and strongly engraved chart of the Caribbean that also features good detail of Central America. Along the Gulf Coast and Florida, New Orleans, Pensacola, and St. Augustine are named. Navigation routes, trade winds, rocks, and shoals are identified. An inset of Bermuda is located at upper right.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1705.

Condition: B+

Issued folding on a watermarked sheet with light toning and a couple of tears int he blank margins that have been closed on verso with paper tape.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 6/21/2023

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