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Auction 188, Lot 147

"Carte de la Partie Nord, des Etats Unis, de l'Amerique Septentrionale", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: New England & Mid-Atlantic United States

Period: 1782 (circa)

Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.6 x 8.4 inches
32 x 21.3 cm
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This very early map presents the northern part of the newly-formed United States. It covers the region from northern Virginia to Maine (Machasuzet Bay), and westward to include Lake Erie. The map has good topographical detail, and it also includes numerous settlements, forts, and Indian villages. It locates Baltimore, Annapolis, Alexandria, New York, Boston, Ft. Halifax, and much more. There are four distance scales at upper left.

References: McCorkle #782.1B; Sellers & van Ee #744.

Condition: A+

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with small remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $160

Closed on 6/22/2022

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