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Auction 189, Lot 322

"Piano della Citta, e Sobborghi di Cartagena", Pazzi, Giuseppe

Subject: Cartagena, Colombia

Period: 1763 (circa)

Publication: Il Gazzettiere Americano...

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.1 x 7.5 inches
25.7 x 19.1 cm
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This is an uncommon Italian bird's-eye view of the harbor and town of Cartagena and the surrounding area. The plan and fortifications are linked to an extensive key below the title at left. A compass rose orients north to the top right.

References: Kapp (MCC-77) #94b.

Condition: A

Issued folding and now flattened and backed with linen. There is some minor extraneous creasing mostly in the blank margins.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 9/14/2022

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