Nov 18, 2008 - Sale 2163

Sale 2163 - Lot 38

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
[BLOME, RICHARD.] L'Amerique Angloise ou Description des Isles et Terres du roi d'Angleterre, dans l'Amerique. 7 folding maps, one with a very short marginal tear. 12mo, contemporary vellum, moderate staining on backstrip; 2 early inked stamps on title page; early owner's inscriptions on front pastedown and title page. Amsterdam: Abraham Wolfgang, 1688

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first french edition. A description of the British colonies in North America and the West Indies, translated from the 1687 London edition. An attractive copy in fresh condition. The map of New England depicts the great lost city of Swansfield at the headwaters of the Connecticut River. European Americana 688/32; Sabin 5969.