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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023

Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 84

Pierre Mortier - Map of the Carolinas, 1696

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Pierre Mortier (1661-1711), Carte General de la Caroline, Amsterdam, 1696, from Sanson's Atlas Nouveau Contenant Toutes les Paries du Monde, first state, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, 22-1/2 x 18-1/2 in., sheet 25-1/4 x 20 in.; carved wood frame, 31-7/8 x 27-7/8 in. 

Note: Literature: Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998, pg. 187, map 120.

Condition

hinged in on mat with archival tape, some toning and mat burn at edges, tape residue at top edge, water stain at right, small repair at right edge, some creasing; frame with light wear

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Richard B. Arkway, Inc., New York, NY (label verso); Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow