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Auction 89, Lot 145
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"Les Isles Canaries"

Subject: Atlantic

Period: 1749 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 6 inches
19.1 x 15.2 cm
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Nice little map of the islands with an inset "Isles de Madere et Porto-Santo". The prime meridian as established in the Declaration of Louis XIII in 1634 runs through I. de Fer. Ref: Pedley #444. A little foxing in margins.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $160

Closed on 12/8/1999

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