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"L'Afrique Dressee Suivant les Auteurs les Plus Nouvea et sur les Observations de Messieurs de l'Academie Royale des Sciences", Chiquet, Jacques
Subject: Africa
Period: 1719 (dated)
Publication: Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.9 x 6.6 inches
22.6 x 16.8 cm
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Charming map of the continent with some interesting cartography and filled with notations. The Nile is correctly shown with its origins in Abyssinia. A large Lac de Zaire appears just below the Equator as the source of the Zaire River. Decorated with a title cartouche and compass rose.
References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #43-5; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MEN-1b.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a lightly toned sheet with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouche.
Estimate: $110 - $140
Current High Bid:
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Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $55
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