Jun 07, 2012 - Sale 2280

Sale 2280 - Lot 83

Price Realized: $ 5,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
BRASSIER, WILLIAM. A Survey of Lake Champlain, including Lake George, Crown Point and St. John. Large engraved map, 680x495 mm, wide margins; hand-colored; slightest toning. London: Sayer and Bennett, 05 August 1776

Additional Details

Second state of the map showing the fleet off of Isle de Valcour and tracing its movements between October 11-13, 1776. With an inset of Lake George. The surveying for the map was done by Brassier in 1758 and 1759, while employed by James Montresor. Stevens and Tree 25(b); Schwartz and Ehrenberg, page 190; Sellers and Van Ee 1073.