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Auction 206, Lot 77
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"Amerique Septentrionale", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Colonial North America

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication: Description de l'Univers

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.6 x 6.2 inches
11.7 x 15.7 cm
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This charming miniature map depicts the continent with the island of California shown only to about the 40 degrees north. The Great Lakes are open-ended in the west and called Mer Douce, and there is a north-south range of mountains called Mont de Suala. A drape-style cartouche adorns the title. French text on verso.

References: Burden #563; McLaughlin #81-2; Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET A [624].

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a faintly toned sheet with a few spots of foxing in the blank margins.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $140

Closed on 11/12/2025

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