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Auction 188, Lot 727

"[Lot of 3] Partie Occidentale de la Nigritie et de la Haute Guinee [and] Partie Orientale de la Haute Guinee [and] Congo ou Basse Guinee", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

Subject: Western Africa

Period: 1749 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel et Militaire

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.8 x 6.5 inches
17.3 x 16.5 cm
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This matching pair of maps depict the coastline of Western Africa from present-day Senegal to Angola with particular attention to the rivers. Political boundaries are shown, and the "Cote des Esclaves" (Slave Coast) is identified.

References: Pedley #435, #437 & #438.

Condition: A

Crisp impressions with light toning along the edges of the sheets.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/22/2022

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