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Auction 104, Lot 269

"Scheeps Togt van Iamaica Gedaan na Panuco en Rio de las Palmas Aande Golf van Mexico Gelegen", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Gulf of Mexico and Antilles

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.6 x 6 inches
21.8 x 15.2 cm
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Very attractive small map covering the coastal regions from South Carolina through Texas, and Mexico to include the Yucatan peninsula. It also covers the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica. Several place names throughout, with emphasis in Mexico. The entire gulf is covered with a pictorial cartouche depicting a shipwreck with the survivors climbing to safety on a small island.

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Condition: A

Fold separation in bottom margin closed with archival tape.

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold for: $300

Closed on 9/10/2003

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