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Auction 198, Lot 274
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"Havre de la Ville d'Acapulco, dan l'Amerique. Portus Acapulco", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Acapulco, Mexico

Period: 1729 (circa)

Publication: La Galerie Agreable du Monde

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.9 x 11.4 inches
35.3 x 29 cm
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This attractive copper engraved view of Acapulco and its bay is a nice rendering of the town, with fortifications, outlying buildings, and ships in the harbor, plus others at sea as far out as the horizon. Numerous locals and Europeans are in the shady foreground. This view first appeared in Montanus' important work on the New World. Van der Aa's rare edition has an expanded title.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #3485 v.63-11.

Condition: A

A fine impression with light foxing that is mostly confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $130

Closed on 6/19/2024

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