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Auction 202, Lot 49
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"Sphere de Ptolomee [on sheet with] Rose de Boussole avec les Noms des Vents en Usage sur l'Ocean [and] Sphere Droite [and] Sphere Parallele [and] Rose du Boussole avec les Noms des Vents qu'on Employe sur la Mediterranee", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Wind Rose

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.4 x 13.3 inches
44.2 x 33.8 cm
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This sheet includes three cartographic diagrams depicting lines of latitude and longitude, climate zones, etc.. as well as a wind rose and a diagram listing the wind names in the Mediterranean.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a bright sheet with a large watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads. There is minor toning along the centerfold at bottom and light dampstains in the top corners of the sheet.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $60

Closed on 2/12/2025

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