"Carte de la Nouvelle Angleterre, Nouvelle York, Nouvelle Jersey, et Pensilvanie", Bertholon, C.

This interesting map of New England exhibits some very odd boundaries. The states appear as an amorphous strip stretching north-south displaying the lack of French knowledge of the existing boundaries. The map is a close copy of Joseph La Porte's 1780 map of the same title, with a simplified cartouche and the change of Possessions Angloises in the Atlantic to Etats Unis reflecting the French support for American independence.

References: cf McCorkle #780.2.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with paper professionally and seamlessly added to the right binding side to facilitate framing. A small hole off Cape Cod has been infilled. There is some faint script on the verso that is the same approximate age as the map.