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Auction 149, Lot 346

"Karte von Mittel-America oder Westindien...", Homann Heirs

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1796 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.6 x 20.7 inches
57.4 x 52.6 cm
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This is a later edition by Friedrich Canzler covering the region from the southeast coast of the United States to northern South America. The coastlines are filled with place names, and a key at bottom identifies the possessions of the Spanish, French, English, Dutch, Germans and Swedes. An inset at bottom details the coast of Guiana.

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Condition: B+

Watermarked paper with a professionally repaired centerfold separation at top, a crease at bottom left, and some minor soiling primarily in the blank margins.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $100

Closed on 5/21/2014

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