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Auction 194, Lot 15

"Planisphere Suivant la Projection de Mercator", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: World

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.9 x 8.5 inches
32.8 x 21.6 cm
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Attractive copper-engraved map of the world with the direction of ocean currents shown throughout with little arrows. Alaska, here Alaschka, is depicted as a small island, and Tasmania is still attached to a truncated Australia.

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Condition: A

A fine impression on a sturdy sheet with just a hint of offsetting.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 9/13/2023

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