The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II

comprising:

Mappe Monde suivant la projection des cartes retuites. Paris, 1778. Engraved map hand-colored in outline of the world on Mercator's projection, visible area 10 x 15 3/4 in. (254 x 400 mm). Framed (unexamined out of frame). The map leaves the northwest region of North America blank except for a note referring to a possible Northwest Passage.


Partie De l'Amerique Septent qui comprend La Nouvelle France ou Le Canada. Paris, 1755. Engraved map with hand-coloring in outline of eastern Canada, 19 3/8 x 24 3/4 inches, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame). Large inset of the Great Lakes ("Supplement pour les Lacs du Canada"), decorative cartouche.

FIRST EDITION, second state, naming "I Charlton" in James Bay and changing the orientation of "F de la Presqu'ile" in Lake Erie. Kershaw 355.


together with [FRANCE]. Archiepiscopatus Cameracensis. Archevesche de Cambray. Ca 1645. Engraved map of northeastern France with hand-coloring in outline, visible area 17 7/8 x 22 1/4 in. (454 x 565 mm). Framed (unexamined out of frame). Depicting the region just south of Lille including Cambray, Douai, Valenciennes, and Bohain.
three items total.