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Auction 105, Lot 267

"Pas-kaart van de Zee-Kusten van Guiana Tusschen Cabo Noord en Rio Amano…", Keulen, Johannes van

Subject: Guyana

Period: 1684 (circa)

Publication: De Niewe Groot Lichtende Zee-Fakkel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23 x 20 inches
58.4 x 50.8 cm
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Scarce sea chart centering on the bay at what is now Georgetown in Guyana, with an inset of the mouth of the Essequibo River and a plan of Fort Cajana. The map is detailed with soundings, currents, shoals and anchorages and embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses and a sailing ship. The large title cartouche features two natives with their tame leopards.

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Condition: B

Light damp stains at sides with some marginal repairs.

Estimate: $700 - $800

Unsold

Closed on 12/3/2003

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