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Auction 105, Lot 285

"Insulae Canariae alias Fortunatae dictae", Ogilby, John

Subject: Canary Islands

Period: 1671 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.2 x 10 inches
33.5 x 25.4 cm
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Attractive map of the Canary Islands, plus Madeira and Porto Santo. Embellished with compass rose, rhumb lines and sailing ships. Decorative cartouche with a man and woman of the sea with many children.

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Condition: B

Centerfold with some roughness and a little toning.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Unsold

Closed on 12/3/2003

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