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Auction 107, Lot 284

"Islands in the Atlantic", Tallis, John

Subject: Atlantic Islands

Period: 1845 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.7 x 13.5 inches
24.6 x 34.3 cm
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Beautifully steel engraved map consisting of four maps with six vignette views. Maps include the island groups of Cape Verde, Canary, Azores, Bermuda and Madeira. Vignettes include Fayal, Villa Franca, and Pico (Azores), Chapel in the Rock St. Vicente (Cape Verde), Teneriffe (Canary Islands), and Funchal (Madeira). All surrounded in a delicately engraved border.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $180

Closed on 6/9/2004

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