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Lot 654
Current Auction

"Carte d'Afrique Dressee pour l'Usage du Roy", Delisle/Dezauche

Subject: Africa

Period: 1781 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.4 x 19.8 inches
64.5 x 50.3 cm
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This is a later edition of Delisle's 1722 map of the continent and Madagascar detailing all of Africa, divided into kingdoms and tribes. It correctly shows the Senegal and Niger rivers as separate entities. In the southeastern portion of the continent Lake Moravi is shown well inland from Zanzibar. Two decorative cartouches grace the map along the left border. Dezauche was Buache's son-in-law, and the successor to the Delisle business.

References: cf. Norwich #78.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright, sturdy sheet with deckled edges, and an "IHS" watermark, and minor soiling in the image. There are a couple of creases in the bottom corners of the sheet and light soiling along the edges.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Current High Bid:
$0

Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $140

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