American Historical Ephemera and Photography

Map of Louisiana from D'Anville's Atlas. London: Drawn by Haywood and engraved for Jno. Harrison by Bowen, 1788. 15 x 22 in. hand-colored engraving (toning, soiling and wear to margins). The map focuses on the Mississippi Delta, showing the Red River as far as Adayes, a Spanish garrison of the Province of Tecas. The coastal area extends in the east from Cap San Blas and Apalachicola Bay to an area named Cabo del Norte shown with a small island off the cape. It names New Orleans, Fort Conde, Pensacola, Fort Louis and Mobiliens. The northern portion of Louisiana Territory is portrayed as an inset. The map includes many notations of towns destroyed by battles, both Indian and French. A fine English translation of D'Anville's 1732 Carte de la Louisiane.

[With:] 7 French assignats (paper bills), which were issued by France between 1789 and 1796, during the French Revolution (1789-1799). The bills range in size from 2 1/2 x 3 in. to 5 1/2 x 9 in., and include the following denominations: 10 sols, 5 livres (2), 25 livres, 50 livres, 100 francs, and 200 francs (toning, occasional soiling, some with adhesive repairs, folds, wear consistent with age and use).

[Also with:] 3 blank checks issued by the "Cashier of the Bank of North America." Philadelphia, 179[?] (toning, edge and corner wear). -- One shilling and three pence, Virginia (toning, significant wear). -- Banco Central Do Brasil, 100 cem cruzeiros (heavy wear). -- Da Afghanistan Bank, 1000 Afghanis. -- Republic of Croatia, 100,000 dinara. -- Bank of Communications, Republic of China, five yuan.