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Auction 199, Lot 284

"[Lot of 2] L'Ancien et le Nouveau Mexique, avec la Floride et la Basse Louisiane, Partie Occidentale [and] ... Partie Orientale", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Southern United States, Mexico & Central America

Period: 1787 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Encyclopedique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.3 x 13.6 inches
23.6 x 34.5 cm
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This handsome pair of maps covers the southern United States, Mexico, and Central America. It provides a good amount of information along the Gulf coast, including the Mississippi to above its conjunction with the Ohio. There also excellent detail of the Jesuit missions in Mexico and the Southwest, and of the numerous Indian tribes. The map locates San Diego, Santa Fe, Taos, Acapulco, Cabo St. Lucas, and many towns along the Sea of Cortez and Baja Peninsula. Engraved by Andre.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #666, Vol. 2 #115 & 116.

Condition: B

Both sheets are crisp impressions on watermarked sheets with light offsetting and dampstaining. The eastern sheet has light uneven toning.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $230

Closed on 9/11/2024

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