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"A Chart of the Coasts of Peru, Quito, Popayan and the Isthmus of Darien", Moll, Herman

Subject: Western South America

Period: 1784 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.2 x 7 inches
28.4 x 17.8 cm
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A chart of the region from Cape Blanco in Costa Rica to Arica to northern Chili. There is good detail along the coastline with numerous place names identified along with rhumb lines and a compass rose in the Pacific Ocean. Decorated by a simple block-style title cartouche. "Printed for Carington Bowles in London."

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Condition: B+

Issued folding on a sheet with a large coat of arms watermark. There is light toning and minor soiling.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $13

Closed on 11/20/2024

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