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Auction 196, Lot 715

"Dronte, Autrement Appelle par les Hollandois Dod-aers...", Thevenot, Melchisedech

Subject: Prints - Birds

Period: 1663 (published)

Publication: Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux

Color: Black & White

Size:
5 x 4.4 inches
12.7 x 11.2 cm
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This early image of a Dodo bird was published in Melchisédec Thévenot's Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux, which is a compilation of voyages primarily to Asia and the East Indies.

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Condition: B+

Light dampstaining and scattered foxing.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $180

Closed on 2/7/2024

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