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Fri, Mar 27, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 270

Emanuel Bowen North and South Carolina Map, 1747

Estimate: $400 - $600

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[A New & Accurate Map of the Provinces of North & South Carolina, Georgia, & C.,] by Emanuel Bowen (1720-1767), London, 1747, engraving with hand colored highlights, on laid paper, with˜title cartouche in the upper left corner, depicting towns, forts, and Indian populations, "Country of the Charokees [sic]" shown extending to Louisiana,˜"No. 76" in lower right hand corner, sight 14-3/4 x 17-3/4 in.; black painted wood frame, 17-3/4 x 20-3/4 in., Provenance: Collection of Laurence and Helen Alspaugh, Greensboro, North Carolina

Condition

toning, light foxing, stains, some small tears at edges, pencil inscriptions verso; frame with light wear
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