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Auction 161, Lot 706

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"[On 2 Sheets] Coromandel", Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

Subject: Southeastern India

Period: 1753 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.8 x 19 inches
50.3 x 48.3 cm
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Issued on two unjoined sheets, this map depicts the southeastern coast of India from False Divi Point to the Kaveri River. Includes numerous place names along the coast, the river systems in the region, and numerous tracks that extend into the interior. Decorated by rhumb lines and features 5 distance scales.

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Condition: B+

On watermarked paper with faint offsetting and light scattered foxing primarily in the blank margins.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $34

Closed on 2/8/2017

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