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Auction 143, Lot 147

"Carte du Cours du Fleuve de St. Laurent Depuis son Embouchure Jusqu'au Dessus de Quebec pour Servir a l'Histoire des Etablissemens Europeens", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: St. Lawrence River, Canada

Period: 1773 (published)

Publication: Raynal's Atlas Portatif

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.6 x 7.3 inches
29.5 x 18.5 cm
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The map shows the course of the St. Lawrence River from Anticosti Island and the mouth west to beyond Quebec. It details many rocks and shoals in the river with numerous villages and forts located along the shore. Decorated with a rococo-style cartouche that includes a distance scale. This is the second state, with "34b" engraved at bottom right, outside of neatline.

References: Kershaw #629.

Condition: A

Original color on watermarked paper with minor printer's ink residue and a few tiny spots in blank margins.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $100

Closed on 2/13/2013

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