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Auction 123, Lot 187
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"Carte de la Louisiane et Pays Voisins…", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Colonial Central United States

Period: 1773 (published)

Publication: Raynal's Atlas Portatiff

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.7 x 8.4 inches
29.7 x 21.3 cm
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This is a finely engraved and detailed map of the French colony of Louisiana extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and Nouveau Mexique, with Santa Fe and S. Jerome de Taos. Many Indian place names, forts and early European settlements are shown, including F. Chicagou (Chicago) on Lake Michigan, as well as the colonies of Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. A delicate title cartouche fills the upper left corner.

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Condition: A

A fine impression on a sound sheet with original wash color. There is a hint of toning on the centerfold.

Estimate: $325 - $400

Sold for: $240

Closed on 2/20/2008

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