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Auction 112, Lot 672

"Plan de Batavia", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia

Period: 1696 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11 x 8.5 inches
27.9 x 21.6 cm
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Charming bird's-eye plan of the city of Batavia (Jakarta), the Dutch colonial capital. The chart is oriented with north to the lower right by a simple compass rose. Title and key cartouche in drape form.

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Condition: B

Couple of faint spots, else very good.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Unsold

Closed on 9/28/2005

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