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Auction 172, Lot 351
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"F. Louys", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Cayenne, French Guiana

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication: Description de l'Univers

Color: Black & White

Size:
3.9 x 5.6 inches
9.9 x 14.2 cm
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This small but striking bird's-eye view depicts Fort Cépérou (or Fort Saint Louis) in Cayenne, French Guiana. In the decades preceding the publication of this plan, the French settlers in Cayenne repeatedly clashed with the Dutch and British. Reflecting that turbulence, the plan shows skirmishing ships and firing cannons.

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I A #660.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a watermarked sheet with marginal ink smudges and minor toning along the sheet's edges.

Estimate: $45 - $65

Sold for: $26

Closed on 4/17/2019

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