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Auction 169, Lot 412

"Nieuwe Pascaert van al de Carnarisse Eylande met al Hunne Diepten en Drooghte dus ver Naeukeurig op Gestelt", Keulen, Johannes van

Subject: Canary Islands

Period: 1687 (circa)

Publication: De Nieuwe Groote Lichtende Zee-Fackel...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.3 x 19.4 inches
56.6 x 49.3 cm
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This handsome sea chart covers the Canary Islands and Madeira with great detail of the coastlines including safe harbors and navigational hazards. Three inset plans show the main harbors at Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote. A central compass rose orients the chart with north to the left. Neptune and his consort flank the title cartouche.

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Condition: B

A crisp impression with good margins all around and some light damp stains in the map. There are archival repairs to a centerfold separation that enters 2" into image at bottom and to several razor slices along the borders of the insets at top. A portion of the blank margin at top left has been remargined with period-correct paper.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $220

Closed on 9/12/2018

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