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Auction 93, Lot 186

"Extremite Meridionale de l'Amerique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Tierra del Fuego

Period: 1787 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.5 x 9.2 inches
34.3 x 23.4 cm
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Well engraved sheet of the area with a large compass rose. Details the treacherous track through the Straits of Magellan. Five insets show bays, small groups of islands, soundings, rocks, etc.

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Condition: A

On thick hand-laid paper with two watermarks. Nicely engraved and crisp impression.

Estimate: $100 - $120

Sold for: $60

Closed on 12/6/2000

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