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Auction 206, Lot 148

"A Map of That Part of America Which Was the Principal Seat of War, in 1756", Anon.

Subject: Colonial New England & Mid-Atlantic United States

Period: 1757 (published)

Publication: Gentleman's Magazine

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.2 x 8.8 inches
33.5 x 22.4 cm
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This map covers the northeastern part of the present-day United States, which served as the theater for the French & Indian War. A great deal of the conflict was focused around the upper Hudson River and Lake Champlain, as well as the Mohawk River to Lake Ontario. The map includes good detail with several forts involved in the war including William Henry, Frontenac, Edward, and Frederick. In Lake Champlain the Is. of ye 4 Winds is located. These details, along with topographical information, were important to the contemporary reader following the war from across the Atlantic. Decorated with a scrollwork title cartouche and small compass rose. There are two distance scales at bottom right.

References: Jolly #GENT-102; McCorkle #757.4; Sellers & van Ee #78.

Condition: B

Issued folding with light offsetting, a bit of toning, and an archivally repaired short fold separation at bottom.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $170

Closed on 11/12/2025

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