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Auction 156, Lot 411

"Atlantic Islands", Thomson, John

Subject: Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Azores

Period: 1814 (dated)

Publication: New General Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.2 x 19.6 inches
58.9 x 49.8 cm
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This large chart contains four maps arrayed around a central scene of "The Peak of Teneriffe." The maps include the Cape Verde Islands, the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira. There are detailed insets of part of Fayal and Lancarota.

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Condition: B+

Original color on paper with "VF 1796" watermark and light offsetting.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $55

Closed on 2/17/2016

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