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Auction 161, Lot 467

"Carte du Perou ou se Trouvent les Audiences de Quito, Lima et la Plata...", Bonne/Lattre

Subject: Peru

Period: 1771 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Modern

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.4 x 17.2 inches
31.5 x 43.7 cm
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This handsome map covers the central portion of South America's western coastal region. It spans from above the Equator to below the Tropic of Capricorn, features good coastal detail, and names several native peoples. The map is adorned with a decorative cartouche and four distance scales.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on watermarked paper with a few tiny mildew spots along the centerfold at far right, faint offsetting, and some minor creasing.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 2/8/2017

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