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Auction 192, Lot 325
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"Guayane, Terre Ferme, Isles Antilles, et Nlle. Espagne", Brion de la Tour/Desnos

Subject: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean & Northern South America

Period: 1766 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.4 x 11.1 inches
31.5 x 28.2 cm
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Decorative map showing the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America, but focusing on Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. A small Lac Parima appears in South America. The map has a decorative title cartouche and is surrounded by an elaborate floral frame. The map and outside frame were printed from two separate plates.

References:

Condition: B+

Contemporary outline color on bluish, watermarked paper with minor offsetting and light soiling along the edges of the sheet. Trimmed at top by the bookbinder with minor loss of the outer frame.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $60

Closed on 4/26/2023

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