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"Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Subject: Strait of Magellan
Period: 1753 (dated)
Publication: Abrege de l'Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.7 x 7.6 inches
34.8 x 19.3 cm
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This detailed chart of the Strait of Magellan locates harbors, islands, capes, and bays from Cap des Vierges to Cap de la Victoire. A lettered reference table below the title identifies anchorages, bays, and harbors in the vicinity of Isle de Louis le Grand at the mid-point of the strait.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression, issued folding on a faintly toned sheet with a bunch of grapes watermark and light foxing that is mostly confined to the edges of the sheet.
Estimate: $100 - $130
Price: $75
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