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"Isola Spagnola Nova", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1564 (published)

Publication: La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo

Color: Black & White

Size:

9.6 x 7.1 inches
24.4 x 18 cm

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Fine early copperplate engraving of the island of Hispaniola. The map is based on Gastaldi's 1548 map of the island and is rendered in the characteristic Italian style with a stipple engraved sea and bold border. Italian text on verso describes the island.

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Condition: B

Crisp impression with faint discoloration along centerfold and binding stitch hole on neatline.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 3/6/2002

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"Isola Spagnola Nova", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1564 (published)

Publication: La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo

Color: Black & White

Size:

9.6 x 7.1 inches
24.4 x 18 cm

Fine early copperplate engraving of the island of Hispaniola. The map is based on Gastaldi's 1548 map of the island and is rendered in the characteristic Italian style with a stipple engraved sea and bold border. Italian text on verso describes the island.

References:

Condition: B

Crisp impression with faint discoloration along centerfold and binding stitch hole on neatline.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 3/6/2002

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"Isola Spagnola Nova", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1564 (published)

Publication: La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo

Color: Black & White

Size:

9.6 x 7.1 inches24.4 x 18 cm

Fine early copperplate engraving of the island of Hispaniola. The map is based on Gastaldi's 1548 map of the island and is rendered in the characteristic Italian style with a stipple engraved sea and bold border. Italian text on verso describes the island.

References:

Condition: B

Crisp impression with faint discoloration along centerfold and binding stitch hole on neatline.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 3/6/2002

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9.6 x 7.1 inches
24.4 x 18 cm