Lot 303
Partie de la Mer du Nord où se trouvent Les Grandes et Petites Isles Antilles et les Isles Lucayes. By French royal geographer, Robert de Vaugondy, mid 18th century. Handcolored. Engraved by Guillaume Delahaye. Plate size:19 x 23"; sheet size (visible) is 22½ x 26¾". Attractively framed to 28½" x 32¾". Showing the lower portion of Florida down to the northern coast of South America. The islands in the West Indies include the Bahamas (Lucayas) and the islands to the east of Florida; the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico; and the Lesser Antilles, small volcanic islands at the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea. Decorated with a lovely title cartouche, five sailing ships, and a wind rose.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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| Realized $720 |
