Subject: Northeastern United States & Canada
Period: 1797 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique et Politique
Color: Hand Color
Size:
16.8 x 12.9 inches
42.7 x 32.8 cm
Finely detailed map of the Northeast extending from Philadelphia up the coast to Ile d'Anticosti and the mouth of the St. Lawrence, and inland to show part of Lake Ontario. Locates scores of towns and villages and illustrates roads, mountains and rivers. Features four distance scales at upper left and decorated by a simple block-style title cartouche. Longitude is measured from Paris on the lower scale and from Isle de Fer at top. Engraved by Tardieu with lettering by Andre and published by Chanlaire & Mentelle.
References: McCorkle #797.5.
Condition: A
A crisp impression on a clean sheet of watermarked paper.