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Auction 146, Lot 175

"Carte de la Floride de la Louisiane et Pays Voisins", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Colonial South

Period: 1757 (dated)

Publication: Abrege de l' Histoire Generale des Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.9 x 8.6 inches
30.2 x 21.8 cm
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This is a finely engraved French and Indian War period map of French Louisiana. It extends from the Great Lakes in the north and Nouveau Mexique in the west, to the Gulf of Mexico and shows about half of Florida. The Mississippi River flows dramatically down the center of the map with tributaries including the Ohio River, (l'Oyo ou la Belle), Missouri River, and the Riviere de Moingona in the area of modern-day Des Moines. The map is filled with place names including many Indian tribes, missions, forts, and early settlements. Adorned with a rococo-style title cartouche including a distance scale.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #75.

Condition: B+

A very good example with minor offsetting and toning along the centerfold.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $150

Closed on 9/4/2013

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