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Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 322

Group of Four 19th Century North Carolina Maps

Estimate: $400 - $600

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four maps, engravings on wove paper with hand colored highlights, including: Jean Alexandre Buchon, Carte Geographique, Statistique Et Historique De La Caroline Du Nord, Paris, 1825, unframed; Matthew Carey, North Carolina from the Latest Surveys by Samuel Lewis, Philadelphia, circa 1804-1815, unframed; Matthew Carey, North Carolina, Philadelphia, circa 1814, unframed; H.C. Carey and Isaac Lea, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of North Carolina, Philadelphia, circa 1822, matted not framed; largest sheet 17-3/4 x 22 in.

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

all with some toning and light staining throughout; H.C. Carey map with some light foxing, hinged in on mat