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Auction 190, Lot 274

"Les Isles Antilles, et le Golfe du Mexique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.4 x 8 inches
31.5 x 20.3 cm
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A beautiful and strongly engraved chart of the Caribbean that also features good detail of Central America. Along the Gulf Coast and Florida, New Orleans, Pensacola, and St. Augustine are named. Navigation routes, trade winds, rocks, and shoals are identified. An inset of Bermuda is located at upper right.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1705.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with minor offsetting, a bit of toning along the centerfold, and a few spots of foxing in the margins.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 11/16/2022

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