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
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.