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Auction 193, Lot 341

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

Subject: Hispaniola & Martinique

Period: 1750 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.4 x 19.1 inches
51.8 x 48.5 cm
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A 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 watermarked paper that has been trimmed to just inside the border at top right. Folded into quadrants by a previous owner with some light foxing.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/21/2023

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