Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1119
John Mitchell - A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America, 1755-1757
Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000
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John Mitchell, A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America..., London, 1755-1757, rare fourth state, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, in multiple sheets, each sheet approximately 28-1/2 x 39-1/2 in., plate 27-1/2 x 38-3/4 in.; in four wood and plexi frames, each 31-1/2 x 34-1/4 in.
Provenance: Graham Arader Galleries (frame label verso); Private Virginia Collection
Literature: The Southeast in Early Maps by William Cumming, Chapel Hill/London: University of North Carolina Press, 1998, no. 293, pp. 274-275; Degrees of Latitude by Margaret Beck Pritchard and Henry G. Taliaferro, Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2002, no. 33, pp. 168-169
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Graham Arader Galleries (frame label verso); Private Virginia Collection
scattered light staining, toning, and handling creases throughout, some light water staining at edges, some areas of ink bleed/toning; sheet D (with title cartouche) probably trimmed; panel D (lower right/title cartouche) hinged in on mat, others identically framed but not examined out of frames; frames with light wear and abrasions
