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Auction 188, Lot 735
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"Le Cap de Bonne Esperance, Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, Etc. ", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Southern Africa

Period: 1729 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
11.8 x 8.9 inches
30 x 22.6 cm
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Charming map of the of the thriving Dutch colony at the Cape of Good Hope. The map is filled with great detail and labels the places where elephants, rhinoceros, and Hottentots can be found. Large pictorial title cartouche surmounted by a lion and a leopard with a view of the colony.

References: Norwich #212.

Condition: A

A dark impression, issued folding on a sheet with very light toning.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/22/2022

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