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Premier Auctions | Session II

Fri, Dec 4, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 297

Sayer & Bennett - Map of North America, 1779

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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
published by Robert Sayer (1725?1794) and John Bennett (c. 1745?1787),ÿA New Map of North America, with the West India IslandsÿDivided according to the last Treaty of Peace, Concluded at Paris, 10th Feby. 1763..., London, 1779, with decorative title cartouche of Native Americans, reptiles, and mammals, four sheet hand colored engraving on laid paper, sheet 41-1/2 x 47-1/4 in.; frame 48-5/8 x 55 in. - Provenance: Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Inc., La Jolla, California, purchased December 11, 2008 for $4,500 (accompanied by copy of receipt); Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

Condition

probably later color, strong color with light toning (toning along vertical join), hinged in with archival tape, minor stains, 8 in. restoration in the Gulf of Mexico, restorations along vertical right (near cartouche),ÿsome reinforced edges and edge tears, small scattered holes with restoration, printing creases and fold lines, pencil inscriptions; frame in good condition, light wear High resolution images available upon request.
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