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Auction 93, Lot 83

"Carte Contenant le Royaume du Mexique et la Floride, Dressez sur les Meilleures Observations & sur les Memoires les Plus Nouveaux", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Colonial North America and Caribbean

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Black & White

Size:
20.3 x 15.8 inches
51.6 x 40.1 cm
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Sharp engraving covering the North American continent from the Great Lakes through the West Indies and Central America. The map is filled with interesting detail based on French and Spanish sources. "Quivira" is located above Taos in a region labeled "Grand Teguaio". Numerous Indian villages are located throughout.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,100

Sold for: $650

Closed on 12/6/2000

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