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Auction 198, Lot 331
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"Carte Reduite de l'Ocean Occidental, Contenant les Cotes Occidentales de l'Europe et de l'Afrique, et les Cotes Orientales de l'Amerique...", Buy de Mornas, Claude

Subject: North Atlantic

Period: 1761 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Geographie et d'Histoire

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.9 x 11.4 inches
45.5 x 29 cm
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This beautifully engraved chart shows the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator with rhumb lines radiating throughout. A good portion of each of the continents is shown with major cities identified, including Boston, Philadelphia, Orange ou Nlle. Yorc, and New Orleans. In North America, the Appalachian Mountains are depicted extending south to Florida, and the colonies of Carolina, Virginia, New York, and New England are named. Engraved by Le Roy.

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Condition: A

A nice impression on watermarked paper with minor foxing along the centerfold and edges and a bit of printer's ink residue.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $160

Closed on 6/19/2024

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