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Auction 178, Lot 531
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"[Lot of 2] Partie Occidentale de la Nigritie et de la Haute Guinee [and] Partie Orientale de la Haute Guinee", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

1 of 2

Subject: Western Africa

Period: 1749 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel et Militaire

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7 x 6.4 inches
17.8 x 16.3 cm
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This matching pair of maps depict the coastline of Western Africa from present-day Senegal to Gabon with particular attention to the rivers. Political boundaries are shown, and the "Cote des Esclaves" (Slave Coast) is identified.

References: Pedley #435 & #437.

Condition: A

Contemporary outline color on bright sheets with a hint of foxing.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $75

Closed on 6/10/2020

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