Catalog Archive
Auction 135, Lot 366
Print View

"Baye et Ville de Havana ou S. Christoval", Mortier, Pierre

Subject: Havana, Cuba

Period: 1702 (circa)

Publication: Les Forces de l'Europe

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.4 x 8.4 inches
31.5 x 21.3 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This map features a simple compass rose, and names several notable landmarks such as Moro Fort, Yelha Fort and St. Francisco. There is a decorative cartouche in the lower left corner that shows a pair of native inhabitants in fancy costume. Trimmed from a sheet that also contained an unrelated plan of Porto Bello. Part of a map of Cartegena is on the verso.

References: Cueto #155; Phillips (A) 537-162.

Condition: B+

There is a light surface soil and a diagonal crease across the map, else very good.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 2/16/2011

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap