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Tavernier (Melchior) & Bertius (Petrus) Carte de L'Amerique Corrigee
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Tavernier (Melchior) & Bertius (Petrus)Carte de L'Amerique Corrigee, et augmentee dessus toutes les aultres cy devant faictes par P. Bertius, scarce first state [Burden 218], before the west coast was re-engraved above Baja California with the legend ‘Pays Non Encore Descoverts’ (land not yet discovered), with two polar insets, on laid paper with bunch of grapes and partial armorial watermarks, Paris, 1627.***A separately-issued map of America, based upon the Jodocus Hondius map of 1618. According to Burden, "this rare map is one of a set of the four known continents that Melchior Tavernier had engraved, with or without Petrus Bertius' permission is unclear."
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Tavernier (Melchior) & Bertius (Petrus) Carte de L'Amerique Corrigee

Melchior Tavernier & Petrus Bertius' 1627 scarce first state 'Carte de L'Amerique Corrigee', based on Hondius 1618, with polar insets, grape/armorial watermark, pre-west coast re-engraving, Paris.

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349 €(£300)–465 €(£400)

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Price checked 26/09/2026, 04:57:04

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Lot Details

Lot #
52
Currency
GBP
Lot Ends
1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
Auction Ends
1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
Lots in Auction
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