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Auction 99, Lot 35

"Mappe-Monde sur la Projection Reduite de Mercator", Chamouin, Jean Baptiste Marie

Subject: World

Period: 1805 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.2 x 11.2 inches
43.7 x 28.4 cm
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Charming early 19th century map of the world on Mercator's projection. It focuses on the physical world without political detail and shows all the most recent discoveries. Various cartographic instruments surround the title cartouche.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $400 - $450

Unsold

Closed on 6/12/2002

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