Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2 Fine Western, American, European Works

Sat, Nov 7, 2015 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 8, 2015 09:00AM EST
Lot 397

[An Accurate Map of North America

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French Dominions on this great Continent, et al.] by Emanuel Bowen (1720-1767) and John Gibson (1750-1792), circa 1763, Tooley 49(b), the scarce second issue of this important four-sheet map of North America, containing articles of the Treaty of Paris, with two inset maps of Baffin and Hudson's Bay and The Passage by Land to California, large elaborate title cartouche, all four parts framed in simple black frames and Plexiglas measuring 24 x 30-1/4 in. very small amount of foxing otherwise near fine; not examined out of frames. Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

very small amount of foxing otherwise near fine; not examined out of frames