North and South America: Two Maps. Richard William Seale (1703-1762) A Map of North America

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North and South America: Two Maps. Richard William Seale (1703-1762)A Map of North America
[and] A Map of South America. London: [c. 1745].
Two separate maps, each double-page folio, copper-plates on paper, uncolored, toned, with slight offsetting, 19 x 15 3/4 in.
The map of North America still shows California as an island; very detailed depiction of the Caribbean, and the bulk of the continent west of the Mississippi still labeled as "Parts Unknown." The South American map more complete, especially on the west coast, but the huge central section, containing all interior parts of Brazil, the Amazon rain forest, and the Patagonian desert are still unmapped. (2)
Estimate $400-600


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