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Auction 174, Lot 314

"Carta Esatta Rappresentante l'Isola della Guadalupa", Pazzi, Giuseppe

Subject: Guadeloupe

Period: 1763 (circa)

Publication: Il Gazzettiere Americano...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.7 x 8.6 inches
29.7 x 21.8 cm
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A very handsome, small map adorned with rhumb lines, fleur-de-lys, and two decorative rococo-style cartouches, copied from Jacques Nicolas Bellin's map. Filled with good detail and place names throughout. Also includes the islands of Mari-Galante, Terre d'Enhaut, and Terre d'Enbas. Engraved by Andrea Scacciati.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a bright sheet, issued folding with light, scattered foxing.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2019

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