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Auction 208, Lot 347

"A New & Accurate Chart of the Western or Atlantic Ocean Drawn from the Most Approved Modern Maps &c.", Bowen, Thomas

Subject: North Atlantic Ocean

Period: 1788 (dated)

Publication: Bankes's New System of Geography

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.6 x 8.4 inches
26.9 x 21.3 cm
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A finely engraved small chart centered on the Atlantic, including a small part of South America, the Caribbee Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, western Africa and Europe. The chart is embellished with rhumb lines and a simple compass rose.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BANK-1a #9.

Condition: B+

There are a few minor stains in the image and some light toning almost entirely confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Unsold

Closed on 4/22/2026

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