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Auction 199, Lot 89
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"[Lot of 2] Canada West Formerly Upper Canada [and] Canada East Formerly Lower Canada", Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Subject: Eastern Canada

Period: 1850 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.8 x 12.7 inches
40.1 x 32.3 cm
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A matched pair of eastern Canada maps, each surrounded by a decorative border. The western map is centered on Toronto and presents all of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario and extends east to beyond Cornwall on the St. Lawrence. It features insets of Toronto and another of the vicinity of Niagara Falls. The second is centered on Quebec City and shows good detail along the St. Lawrence River. A large inset of the Maritime Provinces is located at lower right.

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Condition: A

Full contemporary color with some minor spots in the image and faint dampstains visible in the blank margins.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $75

Closed on 9/11/2024

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