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Auction 155, Lot 72

"Carte d'Amerique Septentrionale et Meridionale avec les Decouvertes Faites dans les Derniers Voyages", Herisson, Eustache

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Period: 1820 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
29.8 x 20.8 inches
75.7 x 52.8 cm
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This uncommon French map of the Americas is boldly engraved to show the topography, much of which is spurious - making it all the more interesting. Alaska is still a bit misshaped and an imaginary Northwest Passage is lightly engraved through the Canadian Arctic. In the western part of North America the Rocky Mountains radiate out from a central point in present-day Wyoming. The boundary between Canada and the United States reflects U.S. claims into British Columbia and an interesting British presence labeled Nouvelle Albion is shown in California. A panel of inset maps provide a detailed view of the West Indies.

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Condition: B+

Original color and a dark impression, printed of heavy paper. There is some minor toning and soiling, mostly in the blank margins.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $250

Closed on 11/18/2015

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