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Auction 91, Lot 136

"Carte d'une partie des Cotes de la Floride et de la Louisiane, contenant le Cours du Mississipi, Depuis ses Embouchures jusqu a la Riviere Rouge, l'Entrée de la Mobile, et les Baies de Pensacola, de Ste. Rose et de S. Joseph…",

Subject: Southern United States

Period: 1778 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
22.5 x 15.2 inches
57.2 x 38.6 cm
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Very uncommon coastal chart covering the region from the Mississippi Delta to Cape San Bias. Along the coastline there are soundings and anchorages noted and in the interior swamps, settlements and Indian villages are shown. Rhumb lines and fleur-de-lis, the stamp of the Depot General de Marine, and a large title block make this a handsome chart.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $950 - $1,100

Sold for: $700

Closed on 6/14/2000

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