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Auction 176, Lot 333

"Carte des Provinces de Tierra Firme, Darien, Cartagene et Nouvelle Grenade. Pour Servir a l'Histoire des Etablissemens Europeens", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Colombia & Panama

Period: 1771 (dated)

Publication: A Philosophical and Political History of ... Europeans in the West Indies...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.3 x 8.1 inches
26.2 x 20.6 cm
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This map of Columbia and the Isthmus of Panama is meticulously engraved with good detail of towns and topography. The map extends to include Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. It is based on the cartography of D'Anville and is decorated with a simple cartouche. Engraved by A. van Krevelt.

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Condition: A

Full contemporary color on a bright sheet with some mildew stains confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 2/12/2020

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