Sale 56
Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction
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Lot 285 |
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Americae nova Tabula. Auc: Guiljelmo Blaeuw, c. 1640. Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Copperplate engraving of the Western Hemisphere with full color, 16½ x 22 in. Carte-à-figures, featuring ten small panels of native figures along the sides and nine small panels of cities along the top. Inset of Greenland and Iceland. Eight sailing ships and four sea creatures fill the seas. Light soiling with a few small closed edge tears and a small area of paper replacement in the lower margin and at left tips. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 21¾ x 27 in. A beautiful and important map by the renowned Dutch cartographer.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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$3,408 |
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