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Auction 149, Lot 677

"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 with a title cartouche featuring figures and native inhabitants. The source of the Nile is correctly located. The map is flanked by the coats of arms of several major nations, with additional coats of arms left blank.

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Condition: A+

Attractive color on watermarked paper with wide margins and minor printer's ink residue at bottom.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $120

Closed on 5/21/2014

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