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"Carte de l'Afrique ", Delamarche, Francois Alexander

Subject: Africa

Period: 1858 (dated)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:

15.9 x 11.4 inches
40.4 x 29 cm

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This French map of the continent focuses on political boundaries, rivers, and mountains. The mythical Mountains of Kong are prominently depicted extending eastwards to the Mountains of the Moon. Much of the interior of Africa is left blank.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color on a bright sheet with minor foxing and a couple of abrasions in the Indian Ocean.

Estimate: $40 - $55

Sold for: $35

Closed on 9/11/2024

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"Carte de l'Afrique ", Delamarche, Francois Alexander

Subject: Africa

Period: 1858 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

15.9 x 11.4 inches
40.4 x 29 cm

This French map of the continent focuses on political boundaries, rivers, and mountains. The mythical Mountains of Kong are prominently depicted extending eastwards to the Mountains of the Moon. Much of the interior of Africa is left blank.

References:

Condition: B+

Contemporary color on a bright sheet with minor foxing and a couple of abrasions in the Indian Ocean.

Estimate: $40 - $55

Sold for: $35

Closed on 9/11/2024

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"Carte de l'Afrique ", Delamarche, Francois Alexander

Subject: Africa

Period: 1858 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

15.9 x 11.4 inches40.4 x 29 cm

This French map of the continent focuses on political boundaries, rivers, and mountains. The mythical Mountains of Kong are prominently depicted extending eastwards to the Mountains of the Moon. Much of the interior of Africa is left blank.

References:

Condition: B+

Contemporary color on a bright sheet with minor foxing and a couple of abrasions in the Indian Ocean.

Estimate: $40 - $55

Sold for: $35

Closed on 9/11/2024

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15.9 x 11.4 inches
40.4 x 29 cm