Subject: Colonial North America
Period: 1750 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Universel
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.2 x 19 inches
58.9 x 48.3 cm
This handsome map of the continent shows the colonial possessions with interesting configurations. There are numerous Indian names throughout the Mississippi River valley and the Spanish possessions in New Mexico, while the rest of the western region is largely blank. In the Pacific Northwest, the Entrée decouvert par Martin d'Aquilar alludes to a possible Northwest Passage. The large title cartouche features a river, Native Americans and a crocodile. This is the second state with a frame added around the distance scales and several place names added in Canada.
References: Pedley #448.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with very faded contemporary color on a sheet with the watermarks of a small chapel and "B Richard Fin 1749." There are printer's creases around centerfold at top and bottom, a centerfold separation in the top blank margin, and a few tiny, insignificant spots.