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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023

Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 168

Jean Bellere - Map of the Americas, ca. 1554

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Jean Bellere (c. 1526-1595), Brevis Exactaq Totius Novi Orbis Eiusq Insularum Descriptio Recens A Ioan Belllro Edita, Antwerp, circa 1554, from Lopez de Gomara's La Historia de las Indias, based on the travels of Ayllon, Gomes and Fagundes, engraving on laid paper with hand coloring, sheet 6-7/8 x 5-3/4 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 12 x 10-3/4 in.

Condition

apparently tacked down on mat, likely trimmed, not examined out of frame; frame with light wear

Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow