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Auction 113, Lot 751

"Carte du Cours de la Riviere de Tunquin Depuis Cacho jusqu'a la Mer", Bellin/Van Schley

Subject: Vietnam

Period: 1747 (circa)

Publication: L'Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.5 x 8.3 inches
14 x 21.1 cm
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Handsome little map of the Tonkin River from Cacho (Ho Chi Mingh) to the Gulf of Tonkin. The map provides fine detail of the region and is embellished with a compass rose and decorative title cartouche. The title in Dutch is at the bottom.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $110

Closed on 12/7/2005

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