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Auction 145, Lot 102

"Carte du Continent de l'Amerique Nord pour Servir a l'Intelligence du Systeme des Vents et des Courants", Blondeau, Alexandre

Subject: North America

Period: 1821 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.2 x 5.6 inches
20.8 x 14.2 cm
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The currents and prevailing winds across North America and the Caribbean are featured on this early thematic map. Interior detail is limited to rivers and mountain ranges. Names Acapulco, Mexico City and Vera Cruz, and locates the Mosquito Coast in Belize and Honduras, and the Isthmus of Panama.

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Condition: B+

Minor soiling.

Estimate: $60 - $75

Sold for: $30

Closed on 6/12/2013

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