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Auction 176, Lot 274

"Mexico and Guatemala, Shewing the Position of the Mines", Wyld, James

Subject: Mexico & Central America

Period: 1846 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
31.8 x 13.3 inches
80.8 x 33.8 cm
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This map of Central America extends from the southern half of Mexico to Panama and includes the Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Jamaica. The map is filled with detail, including political boundaries, place names, rivers, and topography shown by hachure. Nicaragua is divided into two, with the larger eastern portion labeled Mosquito Coast. Panama is also called Colombia, and British Settlements are noted along the coast of present-day Belize.

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Condition: A

Contemporary outline color on a sturdy sheet with very wide margins and a hint of offsetting. There is a bluish shadow along the centerfold that is caused by our scanner and does not appear on the map itself.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $140

Closed on 2/12/2020

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