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Auction 197, Lot 338

"Isles Lucayes", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Bahamas

Period: 1684 (published)

Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.2 x 5.8 inches
10.7 x 14.7 cm
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This beautifully engraved chart covers the northern Caribbean, with a nice depiction of the Bahamas. The southeastern coastline of Florida is at the map's left edge, and a portion of Cuba is south of the Bahamas. The seas are fully engraved in a wave-pattern and are further decorated with a cluster of battling sailing ships shown above Grand Bahama Island, with a ribbon-style title cartouche floating above in the sky. From a German edition of Mallet's renowned Description de l'Univers.

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a faintly toned sheet with a coat of arms watermark.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/24/2024

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