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Auction 128, Lot 442

"Pascaert vande Caribes Eylanden", Goos, Pieter

Subject: Lesser Antilles

Period: 1666 (circa)

Publication: Zee-Atlas Aquatique de Mer

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.3 x 17.3 inches
54.1 x 43.9 cm
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A fine sea chart with north oriented to the right by a central compass rose. It depicts the islands of Puerto Rico to Trinidad & Tobago and the northern coast of South America, with all of the small islands in between. A pair of galleons and a decorative cartouche grace the map.

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Condition: B+

Sharp impression and old color with faint scattered foxing.

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Sold for: $700

Closed on 5/20/2009

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