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Auction 88, Lot 70

"Canada ou Nouvelle France"

Subject: Colonial Canada and United States

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
4 x 5.5 inches
10.2 x 14 cm
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Charming miniature map depicting the eastern seaboard from the Chesapeake Bay to Greenland. The Great Lakes are shown open-ended in the west. Strapwork title cartouche and an Indian family adorn the map. Fine, crisp impression. Old replacement of torn corner and faint damp mark in margin, else fine.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 10/2/1999

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