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Auction 199, Lot 347

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"Ples. du Chili", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Chile, Native Americans

Period: 1684 (published)

Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
3.9 x 5.7 inches
9.9 x 14.5 cm
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This attractive engraving shows a pair of Chilean natives with a fortified city and mountains in the background. The title is contained in a banner-style cartouche typical of Mallet's engravings. From a German edition of Mallet's renowned Description de l'Univers. Blank verso.

References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 152-53; Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.

Condition: A

Light foxing that is confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2024

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