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Title: Plan du Fort Francois de Whidah, ou Juida (Benin)
Description: It is an original antique copper engraving with embossed plate marks around the margins. It is by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, Royal Hydrographer for the French Crown, an office involved in creating charts and maps mainly for navigation purposes. The map was originally published in l'Abbe Antoine Prevost's Histoire generale des Voyages, 20 vols. (Paris: Didot, 1746-1759), thus circ 1750. The print is not mounted nor matted, being sold as a single sheet as seen in the first pic. It is a very nice dark impression on a bright clean linen page. It is a beautiful print with an Antique appearance as deisred!
Size: The print image measures approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches (15 x 21cm) on a 7 1/2 by 10 1/2" (18 x 27cm) page as seen in the pic. A wide margin all around for matting.
Condition: The print is in Excellent condition for its age with embossed plate marks around the edges. It is very clean, printed on quality cotton paper of the period, blank on the reverse, and will frame up nicely. Disregard any pinkish tints or dark shadows from lighting only, it is printed on a very bright sheet. In general, the pics are very accurately of the actual condition.
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Shipping: $5 for Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation in the USA. International bidders add $5 for First Class or $11.00 for International Priority mailer (the most secure). International Priority is required for all purchases over $100. These rates are very close to actual postage rates. No additional postage on multiple maps and prints shipped together with the first, pay only the shipping cost of the largest item. Free Shipping on purchases of 5 or more maps. We usually ship same or next day, so send us an email if you are still bidding and want us to hold until all auctions have ended to save on shipping. We can send a combined invoice when finished.
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On Feb-24-09 at 18:09:30 PST, seller added the following information:ITALY: Do to many problems with the Italian Post, an additional $10.80 for Registration plus the cost of shipping is now required for all shipments to Italy. Items of high value may require Insured Express Mail. We will send an invoice with Registration after purchase. No exceptions, although we are glad to combine multiple purchases for the one shipping fee. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: We are not able to calculate nor pay individual country Customs nor VAT Taxes, the buyer is responsible for paying these fees upon arrival if applicable. Fortunately, printed matter is often duty free, but please check your country's Customs Regulations. CUSTOMS DELAYS: Although most items arrive at their destination very quickly, we have no control over how long it takes an item to move through Customs, where it can be held for up to six weeks.
