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Auction 180, Lot 338

"Carte des Isles Situees au Nord de St. Domingue avec les Passages pour le Retour Appelles Debouquemens", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Bahamas

Period: 1763 (dated)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Black & White

Size:
14.9 x 8.9 inches
37.8 x 22.6 cm
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This copper engraved chart covers the Turks and Caicos Islands, including the southeast end of Long Island. The chart names Isle de la Fortune, Isle de Samana, Isle de Krooked, I. d'Aklin, Isle d'Inague, la Petite Inague, Isles Plates, Isle de Mogane, les Cayques and le Mouchoir Carre. Numerous soundings and rock hazards are noted in Caicos. The map is embellished with a fleur-de-lys compass and a rococo-style title cartouche.

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Condition: A

A nice impression on watermarked paper with faint toning near the centerfold and minor offsetting.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/18/2020

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