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LOT 608

Lot 608

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786)

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786)
Lot 608 Details
Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786)

PARTIE DE LA CARTE DU CAPITAINE CLUNY AUTEUR D'UNE OUVERAGE ANGLOIS INTITULÉ AMERICAN TRAVELLER PUBLIÉ À LONDRES EN 1769

colour outlined copper engraved map of America and parts of Europe and Asia, based on the voyage of the mythical ‘American Traveller’, framed
sight 12 x 19.75 in — 30.5 x 50.2 cm; 21.5 x 27.75 in — 54.6 x 70.5 cm

Estimate $150-$250

Realised: $96
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

The Pagurian Corporation Limited, Toronto

CONDITION DETAILS

Interesting map of America and parts of Europe and Asia, based upon the mythical voyage of Captain Cluny. Diderot's maps were intended to further an understanding of the Western Coast of America, and NE Asia, during a time period immediately prior to Cook's first voyage where numerous theories abounded on these regions, especially the NW Coast of America.

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