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"Carte des Provinces de Caracas, Comana, et Paria Situees dans l'Amerique Meridionale, pour l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Subject: Venezuela
Period: 1770 (circa)
Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
11.6 x 7.7 inches
29.5 x 19.6 cm
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Delicately engraved map of the northeastern part of Venezuela, including the islands of Margarita, Trinidad and the Grenadines. The locations of numerous settlements along the Venezuelan coast are noted, including Valencia, Caracas and Cumana. The map is adorned with a rocco-style title cartouche, and longitude is given in upper border from the Isle de Fer and below from Paris.
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Condition: A
Issued folded, now pressed, on a watermarked sheet with faint offsetting and a binding trim in the left margin.
Estimate: $110 - $140
Current High Bid:
$130
Reserve: Reserve Met
Next Bid: $140
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$100 - $249$10
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