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Auction 196, Lot 352
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"A Map of Chili, Patagonia, La Plata and ye South Part of Brasil", Moll, Herman

Subject: Southern South America

Period: 1737 (published)

Publication: Modern History

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.1 x 11 inches
20.6 x 27.9 cm
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This detailed copper engraved map of the southern part of South America includes Tierra del Fuego, Le Maire Strait, and a partial outline of the Falkland Islands. The routes around the southern tip of Cowley and Dampier and Rogers are noted. The map is decorated with a simple block style title cartouche and a compass rose. Published in Thomas Salmon's Modern History.

References: McCorkle (18th C. Geography Books) #346.

Condition: A

A nice impression with contemporary color on a sheet with a Strasburg lily watermark and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/7/2024

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