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Lot 35
Sale 402 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Nov 11, 2015
3:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$2,000 -
4,000
Price Realized
$2,500
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Lot Description
(MAP) (JAILLOT) ELWE, J.
Mappe Monde, ou Description du Globe Terrestre & Aquatique. Amsterdam, 1792. Double-page engraved map with hand-coloring by Elwe after Jaillot's map of 1694, with each continent allegorically represented by a woman in the margins and various indigenous flora and fauna elaborately illustrated in the borders.
18 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches.