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

Subject: Hispaniola

Period: 1760 (circa)

Publication: Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Black & White

Size:
11.5 x 7.6 inches
29.2 x 19.3 cm
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This copper-engraved map of Hispaniola names several capes, ports, and bays running along the coast of the island, as well as identifying numerous towns and rivers inland. A compass rose capped with a fleur-de-lis radiates rhumb lines and a title cartouche draped in garlands adorns the upper left corner.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with a hint of offsetting and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $65

Closed on 4/23/2025

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