Subject: Colonial Eastern United States & Canada
Period: 1781 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Portaif
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.4 x 12.6 inches
21.3 x 32 cm
This Revolutionary War period map acknowledges the independence of the United States, reflecting French sympathies with the Americans. The map shows the United States confined to east of the Appalachians, delineates states, and names numerous cities and towns. To the west is Louisiane where the fictitious Isle Pontchartrain is located in Lake Superior.
References: Sellers & Van Ee # 742; McCorkle #781.3.
Condition: B+
Contemporary outline color on a sheet with a "T [heart] Richard" watermark, minor foxing in the image, and light toning and dampstains along the edges of the sheet.