[Atlases & Maps] [Central America] Six maps: (1) Guayane, Terre Ferme, Isles Ant…

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[Atlases & Maps] [Central America] Six maps: (1) Guayane, Terre Ferme, Isles Antilles, et N.lle Espagne Handcol. engr. map w. handcol. decorative borders printed from a separate plate, total size 27.5 x 31 cm, by M. Brion, published in Paris by S. Desnos, 1766. (2) The same map, also handcol., w. the year altered to 1790 and w. mounted letterpress explanatory text at left and right, total size 28 x 47.5 cm, from Géographie Moderne, Historique et Politique, Leçon Méthodique et Élémentaire. (3) Carte du Golphe de Mexique et des Isles de l'Amérique. Pour servir à l'Histoire Générale des Voyages. Engr. map, 27.5 x 38 cm, by M. Bellin, 1754. Some parts w. a vague impression, folded several times as publ., sm. holes on folds strengthened w. paper tape verso. -and 19th cent. maps of Curaçao, Sint Eustatius (under passepartout) and the French colonies in South America, and a historical print on Sint Eustatius. (total 7)

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[Atlases & Maps] [Central America] Six maps: (1) Guayane, Terre Ferme, Isles Antilles, et N.lle Espagne Handcol. engr. map w. handcol. decorative borders printed from a separate plate, total size 27.5 x 31 cm, by M. Brion, published in Paris by S. Desnos, 1766. (2) The same map, also handcol., w. the year altered to 1790 and w. mounted letterpress explanatory text at left and right, total size 28 x 47.5 cm, from Géographie Moderne, Historique et Politique, Leçon Méthodique et Élémentaire. (3) Carte du Golphe de Mexique et des Isles de l'Amérique. Pour servir à l'Histoire Générale des Voyages. Engr. map, 27.5 x 38 cm, by M. Bellin, 1754. Some parts w. a vague impression, folded several times as publ., sm. holes on folds strengthened w. paper tape verso. -and 19th cent. maps of Curaçao, Sint Eustatius (under passepartout) and the French colonies in South America, and a historical print on Sint Eustatius. (total 7)

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