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Auction 121, Lot 802
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"Kaart van het Kanaal van Mosambique bevattende het Eiland Madagascar en de Ooetkust van Africa, van de Kaap de Goede Hoop tot Melinde", Bachiene, Willem Albert

Subject: Africa - Southern

Period: 1785 (circa)

Publication: Atlas tot Opheldering der Hedendaagsche Historie…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.5 x 8.3 inches
31.8 x 21.1 cm
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A crisply engraved map of the southern coast of Africa, including the island of Madagascar, and focused on the channel between the island and the coast. The map is inset with a closer view of the coastline from St. Helena top the Cape of Good Hope. The map is decorated with a pair of garlanded cartouches.

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Condition: A

A strong sheet with a minor printer's crease in the upper margin, not affecting the map.

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold for: $70

Closed on 9/26/2007

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