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Auction 188, Lot 666

"Carte des Nouvelles Philippines", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Philippines

Period: 1754 (circa)

Publication: Petit Atlas Maritime

Color: Black & White

Size:
8.1 x 7.3 inches
20.6 x 18.5 cm
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This map shows the tiny islands to the south and east of Mindanao, including some of the Maluku Islands and Micronesia. The numbers between the islands indicated the amount of time it would take the Natives to sail from one island to another.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression, issued folding on a sheet with the watermark of the initials "SI" with a crown. Very wide left margin with a chip and a hole caused by a paper flaw.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $65

Closed on 6/22/2022

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