Subject: Colonial North America
Period: 1748 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel et Militaire
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.6 x 6.2 inches
19.3 x 15.7 cm
This nice small map of the continent depicts political boundaries. The British colonies are confined to the eastern seaboard, and there is a very large Louisiane. The Ohio River is labeled R. des Ouabaches. Above the peninsula of California, the entire Northwest coast is blank. There is an open-ended bay in Hudson Bay leaving open the possibility of the Northwest Passage. Simple block title cartouche.
References: Pedley #446.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with attractive color and one small spot of foxing in the North Atlantic and a tiny, professionally repaired tear just south of Cuba. There is minor toning and soiling in the blank margins.
