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Auction 123, Lot 729

"Kaart van het Benedengedeelte van Indie aan Deeze Zyde der Ganges, Bevattende het Eiland Ceylon, de Kusten van Malabar en Coromandel…", Bonne/Bachiene

Subject: India, Sri Lanka

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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This is an attractive, Dutch edition of Bonne's map of southern India, Sri Lanka and the islands in the Indian Ocean. The prevailing winds are shown in the ocean and marked with the months of the year. A decorative title cartouche adorns the map.

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Condition: B+

There is a bit of minor soil in the map.

Estimate: $95 - $130

Sold for: $70

Closed on 2/20/2008

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