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Auction 180, Lot 310
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"Carte du Mexique ou de la Nlle. Espagne Contenant Aussi le Nouveau Mexique, la Californie, avec une Partie des Pays Adjacents...", Bonne/Lattre

Subject: Southern United States & Mexico

Period: 1771 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Moderne...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16.1 x 11.5 inches
40.9 x 29.2 cm
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This attractive map covers the region from the Chesapeake Bay through California, Mexico, and Central America. It exhibits excellent detail, particularly of the Jesuit missions in Mexico and the Southwest. Numerous Indian tribes are named. The tip of Florida is shown fragmented with numerous islands and waterways. A large decorative rococo-style cartouche adorns the map.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary outline color on paper with the watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads. There is very light toning along the centerfold and sheet edges.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/18/2020

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