ELWE JAN BAREND Amerique Septentrionale

Sale 2464 - Lot 56

Price Realized: $ 750

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

ELWE, JAN BAREND. Amerique Septentrionale. Double-page engraved map of North America. 20 1/2x24 3/4 inches sheet size, wide margins; original hand-color (cartouches enhanced); an excellent example. Amsterdam, 1792

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Attractive map modeled after the Sanson/Jaillot plate of 1674, even mimicking the decoration of the title and scale cartouches. Here California is joined to the mainland, yet still labeled "Isle de Californie."