Current Auction
"A New Chart of the River St. Lawrence from the Island of Anticosti to Lake Ontario", Kitchin, Thomas
Subject: St. Lawrence River, Canada
Period: 1759 (published)
Publication: London Magazine
Color: Black & White
Size:
10.1 x 7.3 inches
25.7 x 18.5 cm
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This two-part map highlights the navigational hazards in the St. Lawrence River. The main map, the smaller continuation from Quebec to Lake Ontario, and inset of The Traverse or Passage from Cape Torment into the South Channel of Orleans Isle are each adorned with fine, decorative cartouches. Additional insets of the Bay of Seven Islands and Lake Champlain have their own compass roses.
See also lot 779 for David Jolly's [2 Volumes] Maps in British Periodicals...Mostly Before 1800 that lists this map.
References: Jolly #LOND-174; Sellers & Van Ee #238.
Condition: A
Issued folding with faint offsetting.
Estimate: $100 - $130
Current High Bid:
$0
Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $50
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