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Auction 105, Lot 313

"Carte Generale des Costes d'Irlande, et des Costes Occidentales d'Angleterre avec une Partie de celles d'Ecosse", Depot de la Marine

Subject: Ireland

Period: 1793 (circa)

Publication: Le Neptune Francois

Color: Hand Color

Size:
34.5 x 24 inches
87.6 x 61 cm
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Superb large-scale sea chart covering all of Ireland and the western coasts of England, Wales and Scotland. Large inset "Carte de la Riviere de Dee, ou de Chester depuis son Entrée jus qu'a Holt." The chart was engraved by Herman van Loon and is handsomely appointed with three compass roses, rhumb lines and a strapwork distance scale cartouche and decorative border surrounding the inset.

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Condition: A

Sharp impression. Minor stains in blank margins and faint offsetting.

Estimate: $700 - $800

Unsold

Closed on 12/3/2003

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