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Auction 120, Lot 129
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"Cours de la Riviere de la Mine de Cuivre Decrit par Samuel Hearne", Hearne, Samuel

Subject: Canada - Arctic

Period: 1771 (dated)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
17 x 7.8 inches
43.2 x 19.8 cm
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Uncommon map of the course of the Coppermine River to the Arctic Ocean from Samuel Hearne's 1771 exploration. The map is filled with navigational notes, and a large compass rose orients the map with north to the right. Engraved by Blanchard.

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Condition: A

Issued folding, now flattened, with light soil in margins.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $140

Closed on 7/18/2007

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