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Auction 201, Lot 278

"Carte de la Nouvelle York, y-Compris les Terres Cedees du N. Hamp-Shire, sous le Nom d'Etat de Vermont", Brion de la Tour, Louis

Subject: Colonial New York & Vermont

Period: 1782 (published)

Publication: Essais Historiques et Politiques sur les Anglo-Americains

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.8 x 9 inches
32.5 x 22.9 cm
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This Revolutionary War-era map appeared as plate 4 in Michel Rene Hilliard d'Auberteuil's Essais Historiques et Politiques. It focuses on the region surrounding the Hudson River, extending from Manhattan to Lake Champlain. The title notes the region ceded to Vermont from New Hampshire, with Vermont tucked between the Connecticut River and the Green Mountains. Overall the map give good detail of towns, forts, and the river and lake system in the region.

References: Howes #H-493; McCorkle #782.5; Sabin #31899.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a bright, watermarked sheet with a few small spots and light toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 11/20/2024

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