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Auction 103, Lot 236

"Urbs Domingo in Hispaniola", Montanus/Ogilby

Subject: Hispaniola

Period: 1671 (circa)

Publication: An Accurate Description and Complete History of America

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.8 x 11.3 inches
35.1 x 28.7 cm
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A dramatic bird's-eye view of old Santo Domingo with its cathedral, the Ozama fortress and other monuments clearly identifiable. Numerous ships, both European and native in the harbor and river.

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Condition: B

Toned with some scattered foxing. Manuscript ink drawing on verso and in blank margin. Hole in margin, well away from image.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $110

Closed on 6/11/2003

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