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Auction 112, Lot 367

"Carte de l'Islande situee entre le 64 et 66 Deg. de Lat. Sept.", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Iceland

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.3 x 8.4 inches
16 x 21.3 cm
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Small map of Iceland with rudimentary geographical information and fairly good coastal detail. The map is oriented with north to the right and is embellished with a decorative title cartouche and a fleur-de-lys.

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Condition: A

Faint damp stains in blank margins.

Estimate: $275 - $325

Sold for: $300

Closed on 9/28/2005

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