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Auction 99, Lot 471

"Carte Particuliere des Isles Moluques", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Indonesia

Period: 1750 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6 x 8.5 inches
15.2 x 21.6 cm
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Copper engraved map of the western coast of Irian Jaya and the Moluccos Islands, the famous Spice Islands, the cornerstone of the Dutch trading empire in the East Indies. The map locates the settlements and forts on each island.

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Condition: B

Couple of tiny spots, else very good.

Estimate: $60 - $70

Sold for: $45

Closed on 6/12/2002

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