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Auction 97, Lot 265

"Carte de la Guyane. Pour servir a l'Histoire generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Guyana

Period: 1757 (dated)

Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.7 x 9.2 inches
32.3 x 23.4 cm
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Decorative map of the coastal region from Amacura to Cap de Nord. The map is based on the work of the great French cartographer D'Anville. Nicely detailed and adorned with a compass rose and a large title cartouche.

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Condition: B

Minor light foxing.

Estimate: $70 - $80

Sold for: $35

Closed on 12/5/2001

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