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Auction 187, Lot 110

"Carte Contenant le Royaume du Mexique et la Floride, Dressez sur les Meilleures Observations & sur les Memoires les plus Nouveaux", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Colonial Eastern North America & Caribbean

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique…

Color: Black & White

Size:
20.8 x 16.3 inches
52.8 x 41.4 cm
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This is a derivative of Delisle's landmark map of the southern part of North America and the West Indies. The detailed map shows many English settlements along the East Coast and carefully notes the discoveries of D'Iberville along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River. The vast region, later known as Louisiana, from Florida through present-day Texas is shown as the French possession of Floride. There is also a great amount of detail in Nouveau Mexique, particularly of the Spanish missions: Santa Fe, Taos, and Acoma.

Included with this example is the 10-page chapter of text (Premiere Dissertation sur le Mexique, ou la Nouvelle Espagne) that accompanied this map in Chatelain's atlas.

References: Martin & Martin, p. 93.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet with just a hint of toning along centerfold. The tops of the side margins have been extended slightly to better accommodate framing. The text pages have a light dampstain that covers 2/3 of each page.

Estimate: $700 - $850

Sold for: $500

Closed on 4/27/2022

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