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China. Guillaume Delisle (1675-1726) Carte des Indes et de la Chine. Amsterdam: Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier, [1720]. Large double-folio copper-plate engraved map on laid paper, small hole where folds converge west of Borneo, hand-outlining, 25 x 24 1/4 in. [together with] Nieuwe Kaart van de Filippynsche, Ladrones, Moluccos of Specery Eilanden, als mede Celebes, Amsterdam: Isaak Tirion, 1744, copper-plate engraved map on paper, hand-coloring and outlining, mounted on board with remains of an old face map adhering to surface along blank margins, 18 x 15 1/4 in. (2)
Estimate $300-400
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Jean Covens, Amsterdam, ChinaJohn Dorfman
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.