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Auction 174, Lot 312

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"Le Port au Prince dans l'Isle de St. Domingue", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Port au Prince, Haiti

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.6 x 8.4 inches
16.8 x 21.3 cm
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This chart shows the coastal area of Port au Prince and the immediate area of the city and fortress. Embellished by a lovely rococo-style title cartouche, fleur-de-lis orienting north to the right, rhumb lines, soundings, and shoals.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1892.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with light toning and soiling confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $55

Closed on 9/11/2019

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