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British copperplate engraving (ca. 1768) entitled "A View of Truxillo a City belonging to the Spania

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British copperplate engraving (ca. 1768) entitled  A View of Truxillo a City belonging to the Spania
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British copperplate engraving (ca. 1768) entitled "A View of Truxillo a City belonging to the Spaniards in the Bay of Honduras," from a series with "Engraved for Drakes Voyages" at top. 13-1/2" x 9" (image size 9-1/4" x 6-1/2"). A fairly serene harbor scene, highly detailed, with ships unloading onto a palmy beach in the foreground, city and mountains in background, the intensity of the ink decreasing with distance for a 3D feel, nice condition except for foxing and minor chips and bending in edges.