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Auction 188, Lot 665

"Carte des Isles Philippines Celebes et Moluques", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Philippines & Indonesia

Period: 1750 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
6.1 x 8.7 inches
15.5 x 22.1 cm
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This attractive map of the region shows the islands of the Philippines, Sulawesi, and the Moluccas, with Timor, Flores, Bali, and parts of Borneo and Java. There is no interior detail. The chart is centered on a fleur-de-lis and is decorated with a rococo-style title cartouche. An explanatory note appears in another cartouche at top left.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with minor offsetting.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 6/22/2022

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