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Auction 150, Lot 232

"Carte des Isles Sandwich", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Hawaii

Period: 1787 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.6 x 9.3 inches
34.5 x 23.6 cm
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This handsome copper-engraved chart details the Hawaiian Islands. The track of Cook's voyages of 1778 and 1779 are charted through the island chain with dates. The large inset shows Kealakekua Bay where Cook met his untimely death on February 14, 1779. Embellished with a large compass rose and fleur-de-lys. Engraved by Andre.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a watermarked, deckle-edged sheet with minor scattered foxing and a small faint damp stain that enters into the image around the centerfold at top.

Estimate: $475 - $650

Sold for: $275

Closed on 9/17/2014

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