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Auction 173, Lot 181

"Plan du Port d'Acapulco sur la Cote du Mexique dans la Mer du Sud...", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Acapulco, Mexico

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.4 x 8.1 inches
16.3 x 20.6 cm
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A bird's-eye plan of Acapulco that is centered on the Fort St. Diego with the village on the south shore. A lettered key identifies 14 locations. North is oriented to the left.

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Condition: A

Original wash color on a bright sheet with light toning along the edges and a faint damp stain at bottom left, well away from the image.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 6/5/2019

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