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Auction 160, Lot 32

"Mappe-Monde Dressee pour l'Etude de la Geographie, Relativement aux Auteurs les Plus Modernes...", Brion de la Tour/Desnos

Subject: World

Period: 1766 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.1 x 11.3 inches
30.7 x 28.7 cm
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This decorative double-hemisphere map was updated with the new astronomical observations of Chirikof and Delisle. The map features the Sea of the West and a Northwest Passage in North America, and a conjectural shape for Australia. The title and dedication cartouches are tucked between the cusps; the hemispheres are supported on the shoulders of two men. The map is surrounded by a decorative rococo-style border, printed from a separate plate as the map.

References: McGuirk #128.

Condition: B+

On a watermarked sheet with minor soiling, a few small spots of foxing, and a short centerfold separation at bottom that has been closed with archival materials.

Estimate: $375 - $450

Sold for: $250

Closed on 11/16/2016

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