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Auction 194, Lot 93

"Le Isole di Terra Nuova e Capo Breton di Nuova Projezione", Zatta, Antonio

Subject: Newfoundland & Cape Breton Island, Canada

Period: 1778 (dated)

Publication: Atlante Novissimo

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.6 x 16.8 inches
32 x 42.7 cm
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This handsome map of Cape Breton and the island of Newfoundland is filled with coastal place names and other details. The interiors are left primarily blank with some indications of topography and hydrology. The decorative landscape cartouche features a tree with drying fish, alluding to the rich fishing banks in the region.

References: Kershaw #550; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a Vol. 4 #41.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with contemporary color on a sheet with the watermark of three crescent moons. There is minor foxing mostly confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 9/13/2023

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