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Auction 186, Lot 362

"Carte des Antilles Francoises et des Isles Voisines Dressee sur des Memoires Manuscrits", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Lesser Antilles

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.9 x 18.9 inches
32.8 x 48 cm
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This is Chatelain's version of Delisle's map of the Lesser Antilles that includes the interesting cartographic error of an upside-down Grenada. It extends from Guadeloupe to Grenada and includes Barbados. Numerous place names are shown, as are the locations of forts, churches, rivers, towns and villages. French text describes the European discovery and history of the islands.

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Condition: A

Sharp impression on a bright sheet with a Strasbourg Bend and Lily watermark, with some worm holes in the right margin, well away from the map.

Estimate: $190 - $220

Sold for: $140

Closed on 2/9/2022

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