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Auction 148, Lot 724

"L'Afrique Selon les Autheurs les plus Modernes", La Feuille, Daniel de

Subject: Africa

Period: 1706 (circa)

Publication: Les Tablettes Guerrieres…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.1 x 5.6 inches
20.6 x 14.2 cm
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Attractive little map of the continent flanked by the coats of arms of each of the major nations. Title cartouche with figures and native inhabitants. The source of the Nile is correctly located.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding, now pressed on watermarked paper with wide margins. There is a hint of toning along folds and a few small spots.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/19/2014

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