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Auction 175, Lot 83
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"Karte von l'Isle Royale...", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Cape Breton Island, Canada

Period: 1744 (dated)

Publication: Allegmeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.6 x 9.6 inches
26.9 x 24.4 cm
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A strongly engraved map of Cape Breton Island and eastern Canada that includes topography and coastal place names. War broke out between France and England in 1744, and a large number of maps were produced to describe the areas involved. This is from a German edition of Charlevoix's Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France. Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix was a Jesuit historian who explored Canada, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Valley.

References: Kershaw #863.

Condition: B+

Issued folding on watermarked paper with faint offsetting. There is a binding trim at lower left.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 11/13/2019

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