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Auction 194, Lot 365

"Royaume de Chili", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Southern South America, Chile

Period: 1684 (circa)

Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
3.9 x 5.6 inches
9.9 x 14.2 cm
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This decorative miniature map depicts the western coast of South America with the Patagonia mountain range flanking the coast. It extends into present-day Argentina, here called Pays des Environs de la Plata, and shows unengraved areas of Peru, including an unnamed Lake Titicaca. Santiago, Mendoza, Valparaiso, and Concepcion are identified. Blank verso.

References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 152-53; Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with very minor toning.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $60

Closed on 9/13/2023

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