Catalog Archive
Auction 94, Lot 67

"Nieuwe Kaart van het Westelykste Deel der Weereld, dienende tot aanwyzing van de Scheepstogten der Nederlanderen Naar Westindie…", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Western Hemisphere

Period: 1754 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.2 x 13.2 inches
36.1 x 33.5 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Attractive map of the Americas, which also includes a good bit of western Europe and Africa. A NORTHWEST PASSAGE is shown through North America, beginning at the Great Lakes and ending in a large river emptying into the Pacific at about 50 deg. Latitude. Simple block style title and attractive compass rose.

References:

Condition: A+

Nice, pastel coloring and crisp impression.

Estimate: $350 - $400

Sold for: $300

Closed on 3/7/2001

Archived