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Auction 171, Lot 371
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"Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique...", Bellin/Homann Heirs

Subject: Martinique

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.6 x 18.3 inches
54.9 x 46.5 cm
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This is the very handsome German edition of Bellin's large-scale chart of the island. Its meticulous topographical and nautical detail shows roads, topography, soundings, anchorages, villages, windmills, plantations, and more, made clear by the key at top right. Rhumb lines, a compass rose, and two delicate cartouches complete the composition.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression on watermarked paper with some light discoloration along the centerfold and below the cartouche at top right.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Unsold

Closed on 2/6/2019

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