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"Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Subject: Martinique
Period: 1758 (dated)
Publication: La Harpe's Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12 x 7.9 inches
30.5 x 20.1 cm
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Delicately detailed map of the island showing mountains, roads, towns, forts, anchorages, and dozens of place names. Exhibiting fine coastal detail, the chart locates Sac Marin, Bourg de la Rivieree Pilote, Se. Luce, Fort Royal, Fort S. Pierre, the Pitons du Vauclain, roads, watershed, graphic topography, shoals, and anchorages. Decorated with a rococo-style cartouche and fleur-de-lys incorporating a distance scale.
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Condition: A
A nice impression on a sheet with a bunch of grapes watermark. There is marginal toning and foxing.
Estimate: $80 - $100
Price: $60
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