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

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Lot 153

POWNALL, Thomas (1777-1805).

A New and Correct Map of North America, with the West India Islands, Divided according to the last Treaty of Peace, Concluded at Paris, 10th Feby. 1763, wherein are particularly Distinguished, The Several Provinces and Colonies which Compose The British Empire. London: Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1777.

Engraved map of America on 4 sheets joined as two horizontal sheets with hand-coloring in outline, visible area 21 1/2 x 47 5/8 in. (546 x 1210 mm). Each horizontal sheet framed (unexamined out of frame, a few separations to folds). Figural cartouche showing a Native American family, inset maps of Baffin and Hudson's Bays, with the text of Article IV of the 1763 Definitive Treaty included in the upper right corner, and with other Articles of that treaty depicted off the Eastern coast of North America and in the Atlantic Ocean.

Sayer and Bennett's "Peace of Paris" map, based on Bowen and Gibson's map of 1755, details the provisions of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War. This 1777 edition updates the 1755 map, adding information from surveys completed by Governor George Pownall. This version, first published beginning in 1775, was included in several important American atlases of the day.

Framed: 24 x 51 inches.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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

POWNALL, Thomas (1777-1805).

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