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Auction 186, Lot 434

"The North Sea with the Kattegat from the Chart of Messrs Deverdun, de Borda, and Pingre Made Public in 1777, by Order of Louis XVI...", Faden, William

Subject: North Sea

Period: 1796 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.8 x 25.8 inches
60.5 x 65.5 cm
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A large and finely engraved chart with much detail throughout. The chart is filled with notations, soundings, and other nautical information. It includes the east coasts of England and Scotland, The Netherlands, Denmark and part of Sweden and Norway. Tables at bottom give the latitude and longitude of important cities on the chart.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color on a bright sheet with a "Smith" watermark, issued folding with very light offsetting, a short separation at the fold intersection, and minor soiling.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $375

Closed on 2/9/2022

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