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Auction 92, Lot 353

"Oceanie", Levasseur, Victor

Subject: Oceania

Period: 1850 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Universel Illustré

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16.7 x 11.2 inches
42.4 x 28.4 cm
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Decorative map of the Pacific surrounded by fully hand-colored engraved views of natives, explorer's portraits and harbors. The map depicts the separate regions of "Malaisie", "Melanesie", "Micoronesie", and "Polynesie" each with a different color of outline.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $170

Closed on 9/13/2000

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