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Auction 195, Lot 742

"L'Afrique Selon les Autheurs les Plus Modernes", La Feuille, Daniel de

Subject: Africa

Period: 1706 (circa)

Publication: Les Tablettes Guerrieres…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.1 x 5.8 inches
20.6 x 14.7 cm
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Attractive little map of the continent with a title cartouche featuring figures and native inhabitants. The source of the Nile is correctly located. The map is flanked by the coats of arms of several major nations, with additional coats of arms left blank.

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Condition: A+

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with a coat of arms watermarked and minor printer's ink residue.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $80

Closed on 11/15/2023

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