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Auction 178, Lot 261

"Il Paraguai Uraguai e Rio della Plata", Zatta, Antonio

Subject: Central South America, Paraguay

Period: 1795 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.8 x 15.8 inches
32.5 x 40.1 cm
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This lovely map covers Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina, including the region from the Rio de la Plata and Buenos Aires up the coast to Rio de Janeiro and west to the Andes. It is filled with information including rivers, mountains, coastal detail, numerous place names, and a volcano. The decorative title cartouche features a local sail boat.

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Condition: A

Contemporary color on a bright, watermarked sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/10/2020

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