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"Carta Esatta Rappresentante l'Isola di Granata", Rossi, Veremondo

Subject: Grenada

Period: 1763 (circa)

Publication: Il Gazzettiere Americano...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.3 x 9.1 inches
18.5 x 23.1 cm
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This finely engraved Italian chart is based on Bellin's 1758 map of the island from Histoire Generale des Voyages. It delineates administrative subdivisions, here called parrocchia, villages, churches, watershed, and some relief. Many features are named along the coastline. The rococo-style title cartouche incorporates a distance scale. Published by Marco Coltellini. No engraver credited.

References: Tooley (MCC-62) Grenada #9.

Condition: A

On watermarked paper with light foxing that is mostly confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $46

Closed on 2/12/2025

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