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Auction 189, Lot 295

"Reys Togt door Gil Gonzales Davila van't Eyland St. Dominica Gedaan na de Honduras en Nicaragua", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1707 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.1 x 6 inches
23.1 x 15.2 cm
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This well-engraved map covers all of the West Indies, the southern tip of Florida, and the Yucatan through northern South America. The map was used to illustrate the account of Spaniard Gil Gonzales Davila, who explored the region north of Costa Rica from 1522-25 that would become Nicaragua and Honduras. The map is decorated by a compass rose with fleur-de-lis and title cartouche featuring two Spanish explorers with a battle raging in the background.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with faint offsetting.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 9/14/2022

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