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Auction 197, Lot 330

"Les Isles Antilles, et le Golfe du Mexique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.8 x 8.4 inches
32.5 x 21.3 cm
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A beautiful and strongly engraved chart of the Caribbean that also features good detail of Central America. Along the Gulf Coast and Florida, New Orleans, Pensacola, and St. Augustine are named. Navigation routes, trade winds, rocks, and shoals are identified. An inset of Bermuda is located at upper right.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1705.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a sturdy sheet with light toning along the centerfold and marginal foxing.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $130

Closed on 4/24/2024

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