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Lot 499
Sale 5046 - Fine Book Sale
Jan 25, 2007
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$1,700
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1 piece. 1 piece.
Engraved Map with Outline Color. Senex, John. "A Map of Louisiana and of The River Mississippi." [London], [1719 or later.] 19 1/8 x 22 3/8 inches; 485 x 568 mm, margins. Slightly toned, some discoloration along center fold, light creasing. Orig. color. Framed.
Plagiarized by Senex from G. Delisle's 1718 map, "Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi," emphasizing the French dominion of the Mississippi valley & marginalizing the British colonies of the eastern seaboard. The Senex map was first published in A New General Atlas, London, 1719.
Schwartz & Ehrenberg p. 140/141; Wheat 100
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