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Auction 128, Lot 863

"Carte Particuliere des Isles Moluques. Byzondere Kaart der Molukze Eylanden", Bellin/Van Schley

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Raynal's Atlas Portatiff

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6 x 8.5 inches
15.2 x 21.6 cm
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Delicately engraved map representing the western coast of Irian Jaya and the Maluku Islands, the famous Spice Islands that were the cornerstone of the Dutch trading empire in the East Indies. The map locates the settlements and forts on each island.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $110 - $150

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Closed on 5/20/2009

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