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Auction 193, Lot 336

"Pas Kaart vande Zuyd Kust van Cuba en van Geheel Yamaica en Andre Bygeleegen Plaatsen", Keulen/Vooght

Subject: Southern Cuba & Jamaica

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.9 x 20.3 inches
58.2 x 51.6 cm
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Fine sea chart covering the southern part of Cuba, all of Jamaica, the western tip of Hispaniola and a bit of the Honduras coastline. Insets of Oristan Bay and Yamaica Bay fill the upper right corner. The chart is finely engraved with rhumb lines, two compass roses, a sailing ship and a great title cartouche featuring a Native American, panthers and a large snake.

References: Cueto #33.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a sheet with a hint of toning, a few small worm tracks in the image, and a small dampstain in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $600 - $750

Sold for: $450

Closed on 6/21/2023

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