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Auction 199, Lot 308

"Cuba en Iamaica, soo als die door Kolumbus Ontdekt, en by de Kastilianen Bevolkt Syn.", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Cuba & Jamaica

Period: 1707 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
8.9 x 6 inches
22.6 x 15.2 cm
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This handsomely engraved small map of Cuba and Jamaica also includes the tip of Florida and part of Hispaniola. It is adorned with a simple title block, compass rose, and a large scale of miles surmounted by two cherubs holding a portrait of Christopher Columbus. This map appeared in a variety of publications, including Carte des Itineraires (1707), Atlas Nouveau (ca. 1710), and La Galerie Agreable (1729). The example here includes an alternate French title below the lower neatline: Iles de Cuba et de la Jamaique.

References: Cueto #37.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a wide-margined sheet with the watermarks of a Strasbourg Lily and "Beauvais." There is a hint of toning along the centerfold and sheet's edges.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 9/11/2024

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