Bloomsbury Auctions

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BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 243
243. Bellin (Jacques Nicolas) cA rT e ge n e r A l e d e l A
co s T e d e gu i n é e, coastal chart of West Africa, large
decorative title cartouche, upper centre, rhum lines and
6 coastal recognition views, engraved map with handcolouring,
560 x 900mm., vertical folds, a repaired
tear from the left sheet edge, a small loss to upper left
corner, affecting the plate but not the map, pale even
browning, Paris, 1750 § Covens (Jan) and Corneille
Mortier. cA rT e d e l’Af r i Q u e fr A n ç o i s e o u d u se n e g A l,
engraved map with original hand-colouring, 510 x
625mm., central vertical fold, very minor offsetting,
Amsterdam, c.1715; with 2 other 18th century maps of
West Africa, G. Child’s A Map of the kingdoms of Koto,
Popo, Fida or Whidah, and Ardra, 1745, and Bellin’s
Carte de la Haute et de la Basse Guinée, c.1750 (4)
£300 - £500
Lot 244
244. Bonne (Rigobert) cA rT e d e l A gui n é e, the west
coast of Africa from the Cap Verde islands to the Congo,
with inset map of the Gold Coast, after D’Anville,
lower left, title vignette of trees, waterfall, lioness
and crocodile, centre left, engraved map with handcolouring,
455 x 610mm., two vertical folds, Venice, P.
Santini, 1779. £150 - £200
❦ Foreign Maps and Prints
Af r i c A
Lot 245
245. Danckerts (Justus) no v i s s i M A e T pe r f e c T i s s i M A
Af r i c æ d e s c r i p T i o, large vignette title of various
African costume figures, lions and elephant, lower
left, engraved map with original hand-colouring, 500
x 580mm., short repaired split at foot of central vertical
fold, pale even browning, Amsterdam, c.1700.
£300 - £500
Lot 246
246. De l’Isle (Guillaume) in no T i T i A M ec c l e s i A s T i c A M
Af r i c æ TA b u l A ge o g r A p h i c A, North Africa, Spain, Italy
and the Mediterranean islands, engraved map, by John
Senex, with hand-colouring in outline, 490 x 625mm.,
vertical folds, surface dirt, some spotting, browning,
and damp-staining, tears in margins, Amsterdam,
[1714-1730]. £100 - £150