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Auction 175, Lot 297
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"Plan du Port du Cap dans l'Isle de St. Domingue", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.1 x 9.1 inches
35.8 x 23.1 cm
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This handsome chart focuses on a piece of the coastline of what is today Haiti. There is excellent topographical detail along the coast and a small plan of Ville du Cap (modern day Cap-Haitien). In the water depth soundings, hazards, and anchorages are shown. A compass rose topped with a fleur-de-lis orients the north to the bottom right corner.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1878-79.

Condition: A

A nice impression with a hint of toning on a sheet with the Society of Jesuits watermark.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $60

Closed on 11/13/2019

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