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November Premier Auction: Day 3

Sat, Nov 11, 2017 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 12, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 1069

Nicolas Sanson - Amerique Septentrionale

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667), Amerique Septentrionale, circa 1651, Abraham Peyrounin (1620-1666) engraver, Pierre Mariette (1603-1657) publisher, black and white line engraving with period hand color on laid paper, 15-1/2 x 22-1/8 in. (plate), 17 x 23-1/2 in. (overall), unframed Notes: This is state 2 of this map. The cartouche reads: AMERIQUE/ SEPTENTRIONALE/ Par N. Sanson d'Abbeville Geog. du Roy/ A Paris/ Chez l'Auteur/ Et chez Pierre Mariette rue S. Jacques al Esperace/ 1650./ Avec privilege du Roy pour vingt Ans" The lower margin reads: "APeyrounin Sculp. Literature: Burden, Philip D., The Mapping of North America, pp.375-377, #294; Schwartz, Seymour I. and Ralph E. Ehrenberg, The Mapping of America, pp. 111-112, Pl. 61; Tooley, R. V. ed., The Mapping of North America, p.114, #7. Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund

Condition

localized staining in top margin, handling grime, session numbers penciled in lower right, crest seal watermark visible on right section when held to light, creasing, hand coloring over some words in upper cartouche, reinforced left margin, pencilled writing verso, glue residue verso, possible remnants of mounting verso

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