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Auction 187, Lot 55
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"Globe Terrestre - Globe Celeste", Leth, Hendrik de

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Globes

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas Geographique & Historique...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.6 x 6.4 inches
21.8 x 16.3 cm
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This attractive engraving shows a pair of terrestrial and celestial table globes. The terrestrial globe is centered on the eastern hemisphere. Surrounding the globes are diagrams of the various meridians and zones on a globe. For his Nouvel Atlas, Leth made close copies of Jacques Chiquet's maps published in Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas in 1719.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.LETH-1a.

Condition: B+

A dark impression with contemporary outline color, issued folding with light toning along the folds and fold separations that have been repaired with paper on verso.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 4/27/2022

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