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Auction 133, Lot 345

"Ville de Cartagene dans l'Amerique Meridionale", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Colombia

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.8 x 8.5 inches
17.3 x 21.6 cm
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This is a very uncommon small plan of Cartagena, the important hub of the Spanish empire in South America. The plan includes a key that identifies the important public buildings, churches and fortifications. The map is oriented with north in the bottom left corner.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 9/1/2010

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