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Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Lot 231

Two Maps, Southeast and West Indies

Estimate: $400 - $800

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18th century map of the Southeast, [Carte de la Floride et de la Georgie], by P.F. Tardieu, Paris, 1784 (or later), showing the Gulf Coast and interior from South Carolina west to Louisiana and south to Florida, includes Bahama Islands, hand-colored engraving on laid paper, 13-1/4 x 17-1/4 in. (plate), [loose, curling, toning, scattered foxing, small tears in margins, stains, smudges, fading, tissue repair to page number loss at top left (in plate), other small tissue repairs], ["No. 55" stenciled in black ink at upper left margin (not period), hand-coloring probably later, pencil inscriptions verso]; early 19th century map of the West Indies, [A New Map of the West India Isles, From the Latest Authorities], by John Cary, London, 1803, showing the Caribbean basin, Central America, and portions of North and South America, hand-colored engraving, 20-1/4 x 23 in. (plate), [loose, curling, laid down, toning, smudges, separated center crease, extensive repairs at bottom corners, abrasion top center (affecting print), hand-coloring probably later, pencil inscriptions verso] . Provenance: Private Collection

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