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Emporium - Fine and Decorative Arts - Session I

Thu, Nov 15, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 378

Missouri Territory formerly Louisiana

Estimate: $400 - $600

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

by Mathew Carey, Philadelphia, 1814, from Carey's [General Atlas], a double-page map, hand-colored in outline, the large format edition, depicting from Louisiana to the Pacific coast, with important details on native Americans and many rivers, published in the same year as Lewis & Clark's foundation map, an essential map for western Americana collectors, 13-1/4 x 15-1/4 in. (sight), matted

Condition

overall toning and foxing, especially at the centerfold, otherwise very good