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Auction 131, Lot 824

"Carte des Cotes de Malabar et de Coromandel…", Delisle/Schenk

Subject: India

Period: 1733 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 18 inches
57.2 x 45.7 cm
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A striking map of southern India showing the Malabar Coast, the Gulf of Cambaye and the mouth of the Ganges. It extends to the Lakshadweep Islands, a portion of the Maldives and the northern tip of Sri Lanka. Cities, trade routes and topography are detailed with notes on the Dutch and English colonies along the coast. A pair of deftly engraved compass roses and a decorative cartouche complete the composition.

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Condition: A

Fine impression and superb original color. The bottom corners have been expertly and invisibly restored with a bit of neatline in facsimile.

Estimate: $375 - $475

Sold for: $275

Closed on 3/17/2010

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