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Auction 199, Lot 166
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"Les Etats Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale, Partie Occidentale", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Central United States

Period: 1787 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Encyclopedique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.3 x 13.5 inches
23.6 x 34.3 cm
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This fascinating early map of the western portion of the brand-new United States centers on the Mississippi River. The southern states' borders have been extended to the Mississippi with the western portions being Indian lands. Early settlements, frontier forts, missions, mines, Indian villages, as well as some trails and portages are revealed in great detail. Seven distance scales fill the left of the map. Engraved by Andre.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #666, Vol. 2 #118; Sellers & Van Ee #794.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with one small rust spot at bottom and a centerfold separation in the right blank margin. Decked edges.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $160

Closed on 9/11/2024

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