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Auction 150, Lot 319

"Carte du Mexique…", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Mexico

Period: 1754 (dated)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.5 x 7.8 inches
29.2 x 19.8 cm
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An attractive map of central Mexico that reaches from Durango in the north as far south as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Mexico City is located on the shores of a large lake. A decorative title cartouche graces the map.

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Condition: A

A strong impression on watermarked paper with light offsetting.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $80

Closed on 9/17/2014

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