1753 d Anville 2 sheet Map of Coromandel Coast
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1753 dAnville: 2-sheet Map of Coromandel Coast, India

1753 dAnville: 2-sheet Map of Coromandel Coast, India
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Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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Fine, original, copperplate engraved map of the Coromandel coast--the south-east coast of India--showing the coast from Machilipatnam above the Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh in the north, to Negapatnam, Tamil Nadu, in the south, by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville: Coromandel, par le Sr. d'Anville, Secretaire de S.A.S.Mgr. le Duc d'Orleans. [Paris], Janvier, 1753. Engraved by Guillaume De la Haye. Outer dimensions of north sheet: 22 3/4" x 26 1/4"; plate-mark dimensions, north sheet: 19 1/4" x 20"; outer dimensions south sheet: 22 1/2" x 26 1/4"; plate-mark dimensions: 19 1/4" x 20". Lower edge of south sheet and top edge of north sheet are deckled, untrimmed; a fine. dark early impression on heavy paper. North sheet has a damp stain in upper margin just touching the neat-line, chip to the right edge, and 3 cat-scratch marks in the upper right of the engraved surface. Southern sheet is a little dusty along top edge, but otherwise clean. Very fine impressions. Top sheet shows a track to the east north east as far as Hyderabad and Golconda. High bidder pays $15.00 shipping. International at cost. ************************************************************************************************************

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