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"Carte de la Riviere de la Plata pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Rio de la Plata

Period: 1757 (published)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Black & White

Size:
11.1 x 7.3 inches
28.2 x 18.5 cm
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This chart details the mouth of the Rio de la Plata with Buenos Aires shown on a grid plan. Baye de Monte Video is named on the north banks of the river, in present-day Uruguay. The bay is marked with soundings, anchorages, and shoals. There is a decorative rococo-style title cartouche with distance scale.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with faint toning along the centerfold.

Estimate: $90 - $120

Sold for: $21

Closed on 2/12/2020

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