Catalog Archive
Auction 129, Lot 134
Print View

"Charte von dem Engellaendischen u. Franzoesischen Besitzungen in Nord America", Schreiber, Johann Georg

Subject: Colonial United States and Canada

Period: 1753 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Selectus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10 x 7 inches
25.4 x 17.8 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This boldly engraved map details the British and French colonies in North America on the eve of the French & Indian War. The coloring distinguishes the disputed region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. The newly formed (1752) colony of Georgia is included in the list of English colonies at lower right. The large Louisiane region east of the Mississippi is filled with Indian tribes and villages.

References:

Condition: B+

Original coloring with some minor soil at lower right.

Estimate: $475 - $550

Sold for: $350

Closed on 9/23/2009

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap