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Auction 187, Lot 114

"Bayes d'Hudson et de Baffins, et Terre de Labrador", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

Subject: Eastern Canada

Period: 1748 (published)

Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel et Militaire

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.4 x 6.5 inches
16.3 x 16.5 cm
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Very attractive, small map focusing on Greenland, Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay and Labrador. Greenland is shown with the three island configuration that began with Sanson. Baffin Bay is shown with a large James Island within it, and the coast discovered by Middleton in 1742 is noted along the western shore.

References: Kershaw #443; Pedley #461.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 4/27/2022

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