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Auction 172, Lot 306

"De Voor Eylanden van America Tegens de Vaste Kusten van Florida, Mexico, Nieuw Spanje, Cartagena, Iucatan, en Darien...", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1707 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.9 x 6 inches
22.6 x 15.2 cm
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Finely engraved map covering the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies into northern South America and much of the southeastern United States. Good detail of the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, and numerous small islands. Florida is shown with the southern and east coast lined with numerous small islands. Ornamented with a large title cartouche.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding on paper with a large coat of arms watermark. There is light offsetting and toning, both of which are a bit more prominent in the blank margins. A couple of tiny fold separations in the top blank margin have been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 4/17/2019

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