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"Carte de l'Isle de la Grenade pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Subject: Grenada
Period: 1758 (dated)
Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
6.2 x 8.3 inches
15.7 x 21.1 cm
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Very well described chart of the island showing administrative subdivisions (Paroisee du Grand Marquis, etc.), villages, churches, watershed, and some relief. Many features are named along the coastline. The rococo-style title cartouche incorporates a distance scale. At lower left "Tom XV" and lower right "No. 14."
References: Tooley (MCC-62) Grenada #5; cf. Sellers & Van Ee #2098.
Condition: A
A crisp impression on a sheet with faint toning, a small printer's crease at left, and small remnants of hinge tape on verso.
Estimate: $80 - $95
Current High Bid:
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Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $40
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