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Auction 140, Lot 70

"Amerique", Duval, Pierre

Subject: Western Hemisphere

Period: 1672 (published)

Publication: Le Monde ou la Geographie Universelle

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5 x 4 inches
12.7 x 10.2 cm
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Charming miniature map of the Americas. California is shown as an island and the D. d'Anien separates California from a huge Terre de Iesso, with a D. de Vriez separating Iesso from an unnamed Asia. The Spanish colony of St. Fe is identified, Quebec is shown as the capital of the French possessions and St. Augustine is shown in Florida. N. Suede is incorrectly shown, as the Dutch took possession of that colony in 1655. In the Pacific, the recently discovered coastline of New Zealand is depicted as a remnant of the old southern continent. Pierre Duval was Nicolas Sanson's nephew and pupil. He published a wide range of atlases and individual maps including a fine miniature world geography with many of the maps based on Sanson.

References: Burden #350; McLaughlin #26; King (2nd ed) pp. 132-135; Pastoureau, Duval XI C.

Condition: B+

Watermark of a crown with light toning along centerfold and in blank margins, and a few minute spots.

Estimate: $475 - $550

Unsold

Closed on 5/23/2012

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