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Auction 179, Lot 138

"Etats-Unis", Perrot, Aristide Michel

Subject: United States

Period: 1827 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.3 x 6.3 inches
16 x 16 cm
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This map of the young United States extends to include much of present-day Canada and part of Mexico. It presents the state of Missouri with a flat western border along with a large Missouri Territory extending to the the Rocky Mountains. To its south is Arkansas Territory, which is depicted in its largest configuration including present-day Oklahoma. The Pacific Northwest is labeled as Columbia and extends north to the 54th parallel, a reflection of the famous 54-40 or Fight controversy. What would become the American Southwest is still a part of Mexico. The map is oddly filled with some erroneous mountain ranges including one that extends the entire length of Florida.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression with some minor extraneous creasing and a tear in the far right blank margin that has been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 9/16/2020

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