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Auction 143, Lot 146

"Carte du Golphe de St. Laurent et Pays Voisins pour Servir a l'Histoire des Etablissemens Europeens", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: St. Lawrence Bay, Canada

Period: 1773 (published)

Publication: Raynal's Atlas Portatif

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14 x 8.5 inches
35.6 x 21.6 cm
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This attractive, copper engraved map shows St. Lawrence Bay with Anticosti Island, Prince Edward Island (I. St Jean), Cape Breton Island (Isle Royale), Newfoundland and the adjacent mainland. The map is adorned with a decorative rococo-style cartouche. This is the second state, with "35" engraved at bottom right, outside of neatline.

References: Kershaw #592.

Condition: A

Original color on watermarked paper with minor soiling in blank margins.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $75

Closed on 2/13/2013

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