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Auction 209, Lot 339
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"A Chart of the Streights of Magellan", Moll, Herman

Subject: Strait of Magellan

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.8 x 7.1 inches
27.4 x 18 cm
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A detailed copper engraving of the Strait of Magellan with anchorages and hazards carefully noted. Tierra del Fuego is labeled King Charles's South Land with a notation that it is "A Rocky Mountainous Desolate Land the Tops of the Mountains Covered with Snow." Table includes the names of several islands in the strait. Decorated by a simple block title and small compass rose.

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Condition: B

There is scattered foxing and light offsetting.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/17/2026

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