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Auction 97, Lot 76

"L'Amerique Septentrionale", Raspe, Gabriel Nikolaus

Subject: North America

Period: 1760 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.9 x 10.8 inches
20.1 x 27.4 cm
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Interesting map of the continent showing the region of disputed territory between the English and the French encompassing the territory between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River and between Lake Ontario and Lake Huron. It also shows an interesting depiction of the "Riv. De L' Ouest" connecting Lake Superior with "L. Ouinipigon" and subsequently off the map toward the Pacific.

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Condition: A

Hastily applied later color, else fine.

Estimate: $300 - $350

Sold for: $425

Closed on 12/5/2001

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