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Auction 126, Lot 422

"Le Bresil, Suivant les Nouvelles Observations…", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Brazil

Period: 1729 (circa)

Publication: La Geographie Moderne…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.8 x 8.8 inches
30 x 22.4 cm
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Finely engraved map of Brazil with particularly good detail along the coastline and in the capitanias. The interior includes notations on the various Indian inhabitants, mineral deposits and river systems. Decorated with a fine title cartouche representing the wealth of the region.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $325 - $400

Unsold

Closed on 12/3/2008

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