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Lot 151
DEL RIO, JOSE Plan du Port et de la Ville de la Havanne leve en 1798.
[Paris:] par Ordre du Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, l'An IX de l'Ere Francaise, [circa 1800]. Engraved map with the "Depot de La Marine" stamp and place marker at upper right "No. 69." Engraved by Etienne Collin. 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (44.5 x 57 cm); matted and framed. Toned and spotted.
A detailed plan of the harbor and fortifications that surround the city plan of late 18th century Havana. This is the uncommon French printing of the plan made by Jose Del Rio of the Spanish Royal Navy. Of note are the slave quarters, named here as "Barracones," located just outside the city wall.
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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