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Auction 92, Lot 129

"Carte de la Nouvelle Angleterre, Nouvelle York, Nouvelle Jersey et Pensilvanie", Laporte, Joseph de

Subject: Colonial New England

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
8.7 x 7 inches
22.1 x 17.8 cm
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An interesting little map with strange boundaries. Each colony appears as a strip stretching north-south. In New England, Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire seem to have been added to the plate. Simple decorative title cartouche.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $275 - $325

Sold for: $240

Closed on 9/13/2000

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