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Auction 180, Lot 161

"D'Engelze Volkplanting in Virginie door Iohan Smith Bezogt en Verder Uytgeset", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Colonial Mid-Atlantic United States

Period: 1706 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.2 x 6 inches
23.4 x 15.2 cm
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A well-engraved map of the Mid-Atlantic extending from Long Island to Cape Henry, with Breakelen (Brooklyn) named on Long Island. The map was derived from Capt. John Smith's map of 1612, the first to depict Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries with any accuracy. It is filled with primarily native names, but with a few Dutch and English ones scattered around. The decorative cartouche shows Smith being brought before Powhatan for judgment, showing English ships off the coast.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with faint offsetting. Issued folding.

Estimate: $600 - $750

Sold for: $450

Closed on 11/18/2020

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