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Auction 194, Lot 84
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"A Map of the English Plantations in America", Moll, Herman

Subject: Colonial Eastern North America & West Indies

Period: 1695 (circa)

Publication: Thesaurus Geographicus...

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.4 x 7.1 inches
18.8 x 18 cm
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This handsome map is centered on Cuba and extends to the Caribbean, Central America, and north to New England. The topography is indicated simply and includes an unusual Felis Lake west of Pennsylvania. The early colonial settlements of Boston, Cape Cod, James Towne, and Charles Towne are noted. On a full sheet of English text measuring 7.6 x 12.2".

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MOLL-1a #58; cf. Phillips (Atlases) #536.

Condition: B+

There is a light stain along the lower left border and some chipping in the side margins. Fully backed with tissue.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $160

Closed on 9/13/2023

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