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"Canada ou Nouvelle France", Mallet, Alain Manesson
Subject: Colonial Northeastern United States & Canada
Period: 1719 (circa)
Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreises...
Color: Black & White
Size:
3.9 x 5.5 inches
9.9 x 14 cm
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This charming small map depicts the eastern seaboard from Chesapeake Bay to Greenland. The Great Lakes are shown open-ended in the west allowing the possibility of a Northwest Passage. The map extends to include Bermuda. It names Lake Superior, the Cercle Polaire, and shows Nouveu Mexique at extreme lower left. The map is decorated with a strapwork title cartouche at lower left and a vignette at upper left that shows two Indians and an infant. Page number 275 at upper right and French text on verso.
References: Kershaw #271; McCorkle #683.3; Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.
Condition: A
On watermarked paper with minor printer's ink residue.
Estimate: $180 - $220
Current High Bid:
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Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $90
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