Oct 21, 2004 - Sale 2018

Sale 2018 - Lot 57

Price Realized: $ 2,070
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(CANADA.) Remarks on the French Memorials concerning the Limits of Acadia. 2 engraved folding maps. [1], [2], 110, [2] pages. 8vo, modern wrappers; the text block restitched. London, 1756

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This copy with pages 57-64, frequently found lacking. "This volume surpasses all others for valuable historical, geographical and bibliographical information respecting Nova Scotia or Acadia and part of Canada. The two maps on the same scale show clearly what is claimed by both parties, French and English. They cover the whole territory south of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, east of Lake Champlain, and north of Massachusetts, and include all the disputed tracts and grants of the English and French governments"--Sabin 69463 (quoting Stevens); Howes A25; Streeter Sale 1018. Not listed in TPL or Lande.