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Auction 119, Lot 580

"L'Espagne et le Portugal…", Brion de la Tour/Desnos

Subject: Spain & Portugal

Period: 1786 (dated)

Publication: Atlas General, civil, ecclesiastique et militaire

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.3 x 10.8 inches
31.2 x 27.4 cm
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This attractive map displays the Iberian Peninsula with modest detail of topography and major cities. It is adorned with a nice title cartouche and surrounded in a rococo-style border that was printed from a separate copperplate.

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Condition: B

Original color and a nice impression. Couple of minor spots on centerfold, else very good.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $140

Closed on 5/9/2007

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