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Auction 189, Lot 300

"Cuba en Iamaica, soo als die door Kolumbus Ontdekt, en by de Kastilianen Bevolkt Syn", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Cuba & Jamaica

Period: 1707 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
8.8 x 6 inches
22.4 x 15.2 cm
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This handsomely engraved small map of Cuba and Jamaica also includes the tip of Florida and part of Hispaniola. It is adorned with a simple title block, compass rose, and a large scale of miles surmounted by two cherubs holding a portrait of Christopher Columbus. This map appeared in a variety of publications, including Carte des Itineraires (1707), Atlas Nouveau (ca. 1710), and La Galerie Agreable (1729).

References: Cueto #37.

Condition: A

A crisp impression issued folding, now flat, with faint toning along the folds and remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $250

Closed on 9/14/2022

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