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Lot 23
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"Mappe-Monde par le S. Robert de Vaugondy...", Robert de Vaugondy/Delamarche

Subject: World

Period: 1786 (dated)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas Portatif

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16.9 x 10.5 inches
42.9 x 26.7 cm
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This decorative double hemisphere world map traces the route of Captain Cook, with a note in Hawaii commemorating his death. Just two cities are named in the United States, Boston and New Orleans, and, with the exception of Florida, the entire east coast of the United States is labeled N. Angleterre. To the west is a massive Louisiana Territory, and farther west is Nlle. Navarre, and Californie. The northwest coast of North America is depicted in an odd configuration, and there is a Northwest Passage stretching from the Hudson Bay to Cotes vues par les Russes. A section of Australia's coast is conjectural, and Tasmania appears to be attached to the mainland. New Guinea also has an incomplete coastline. A fragment of coast identified as Terre de la Compagnie appears to the northwest of Japan. The map is decorated with two cartouches tucked between the spheres, engraved by Groux. This is the third state, dated 1786, distinguished by the addition of Cook's route and Delamarche's imprint.

References: Pedley #11.

Condition: B+

On watermarked paper with some light surface abrasions at left and some printer's ink residue throughout. There is a chip in the top right blank margin that has been replaced with archival materials.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Current High Bid:
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Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $140

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