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Auction 103, Lot 211

"Carte du Mexique", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Mexico

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.2 x 8.6 inches
28.4 x 21.8 cm
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A charming map of central Mexico that reaches from Durango and Tamaclipa in the north to Mexaltepec and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the south. Mexico City is located on the shores of a large lake. Decorative title cartouche.

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Condition: A

Nice, crisp image with attractive color. Two tiny tears in generous, blank margins.

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold for: $110

Closed on 6/11/2003

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