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Auction 154, Lot 323

"Les Isles Antilles, et le Golfe du Mexique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean

Period: 1783 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.4 x 8.1 inches
31.5 x 20.6 cm
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A beautiful and strongly engraved chart of the Caribbean that also features good detail of Central America. Along the Gulf Coast and Florida, New Orleans, Pensacola and St. Augustine are named. Navigation routes, trade winds, rocks, and shoals are identified. An inset of Bermuda is located at upper right.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1705.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with light toning along centerfold, faint offsetting, and a few small spots.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Unsold

Closed on 9/16/2015

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