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Auction 149, Lot 81

"North America According to the Latest Observations", Senex, John

Subject: North America

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication: Gordon's Geography Anatomized

Color: Black & White

Size:
7 x 6.1 inches
17.8 x 15.5 cm
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This small map shows the Island of California with an indented northern coastline. The northwestern part of the continent is completely blank. New England, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Carolina are named along the east coast while Florida occupies a large portion of the south, including a great deal of present-day Texas.

References: McLaughlin #210.

Condition: B+

Issued folding and now flattened with a 2.5" fold separation closed on verso with archival material and light offsetting.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $150

Closed on 5/21/2014

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