May 29 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2706 -

Sale 2706 - Lot 174

Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(NORTH AMERICA.) Jacob Monk. New Map of That Portion of North America, Exhibiting the United States and Territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Mexico, also, Central America, and the West India Islands. Large engraved map of North America exhibiting several expansive pre-statehood western Territories and a prominently-featured California gold region. 52x55½ inches overall; segmented in 12 sections and archivally mounted on linen backing; edges shaved partially within the outer decorative border, scattered dampstain and rubbing of the yellowed varnish. Unusual here in a folding format, the map is most commonly seen on canvas with wooden roller rods. Baltimore, 1853