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Auction 193, Lot 25
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"Planisphere Suivant la Projection de Mecator", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: World

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.7 x 8.2 inches
32.3 x 20.8 cm
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Attractive copper-engraved map of the world with the direction of ocean currents shown throughout with little arrows. Alaska, here Alaschka, is depicted as a small island, and Tasmania is still attached to a truncated Australia.

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Condition: A

There is a hint of offsetting and a tiny hole only visible when held to light.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/21/2023

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