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Auction 123, Lot 386

"Cuba en Iamaica, Soo als die door Kolumbus…", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Cuba & Jamaica

Period: 1706 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.7 x 6 inches
22.1 x 15.2 cm
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Handsomely engraved small map of the islands that also includes the tip of Florida and part of Hispaniola. The map is adorned with a simple title block, compass rose, and a large scale of miles surmounted by two cherubs holding a portrait of Christopher Columbus.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a sheet that has been backed with laid paper to repair a short tear into the top border at right. There are some insignificant spots of foxing, mostly in the margins.

Estimate: $375 - $450

Sold for: $230

Closed on 2/20/2008

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