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Auction 194, Lot 340

"Carte de l'Isle de Sainte Lucie, pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Saint Lucia

Period: 1758 (dated)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12 x 7.9 inches
30.5 x 20.1 cm
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This small map of the island of Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles is intricately engraved to show topographical details, place names, a road that runs the length of the island to the town of Soufriere, and the minute coastal detail for which Bellin is renowned. It is nicely decorated with a rococo-style cartouche. A small fleur-de-lis orients north to the left.

References: cf. Sellers & Van Ee #2069; Tooley (MCC-81) #3.

Condition: A

A nice impression, issued folding on a watermarked sheet with some tiny spots adjacent to the title and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $45

Closed on 9/13/2023

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