Jacques Le Moyne (French, circa 1533-1588), Floridae Americae Provinciae Recens & exactissima descriptio Auctore Iacobo le Moyne cui cognomen de Morgues, Qui Laudonnierum, Altera Gallorum..., from Brevis Narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae Provincia Gallis accidrunt., Frankfurt, 1591, hand colored engraving with gilt highlights on laid paper in two sheets, image 14-3/8 x 17-3/4 in. sheet 15-3/8 x 19 in.; black painted and parcel gilt wood frame, 23-1/2 x 26-7/8 in.Note: A rare and important Jacques Le Moyne's map of Florida and the Southeastern portion of the United States. it is one of the most important 16th century maps of the region.Cummings, William P. The Southeast in early maps. 2014. Pages 126, 127. Map 14., Provenance: W. Graham Arader III Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (label verso); Estate of Carl R. Hartrampf Jr., Atlanta, Georgia
Condition
hinged in, dark toning, some fading, stains, restorations, vertical and horizontal folds with some splitting, stains, restored top, left and right margins, other areas of restoration, pin sized hole at intersection of fold lower left; frame with abrasions