May 26, 2016 - Sale 2417

Sale 2417 - Lot 150

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
SAYER, ROBERT. A New Map of the Whole Continent of America. Large engraved folding map of North and South America in two unjoined sections. 21x47 1/4 inches each, margins just ample; old hand-color; mounted to board (somewhat loosely). London: Sayer, 1786

Additional Details

One of Sayer's cornerstone productions as relates to the Americas. The map was first issued in 1763 in the context of the French and Indian War, and it saw five subsequent revisions to the final state in 1794. This, the 1786 edition, is Stevens & Tree 3(e).