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Auction 109, Lot 556

"Kaart van de Baay van Cadix met de Plans der Fortificatien", Keulen, Johannes van

Subject: Spain

Period: 1682 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22 x 19.5 inches
55.9 x 49.5 cm
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Scarce chart of the Bay of Cadiz, showing towns, nearby settlements, soundings, anchorages, etc., and an inset of the fortifications. Title cartouche and a large elaborate dedication and scale of miles cartouche with a coat of arms. This chart was drawn by William May and dedicated to Gerard Hasselaar.

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Condition: B

Trimmed to neatline and laid down on a sheet of late nineteenth century paper.

Estimate: $300 - $350

Sold for: $170

Closed on 12/1/2004

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