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Auction 131, Lot 436

"Pascaert Vande Caribes Eylanden", Goos, Pieter

Subject: Lesser Antilles

Period: 1668 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.45 x 17.5 inches
54.5 x 44.5 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+

Nice impression and original color on a sturdy sheet of hand laid paper with some faint toning.

Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400

Sold for: $750

Closed on 3/17/2010

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