Description:
North America. Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) Amerique Septentrionale. Paris: chez l'Auteur et chez Pierre Mariette, 1650.
Hand-outlined copper-plate engraved map on paper, some cities marked with an orangish red dot, double folio, two joined sheets, unframed; marginal reinforcements on the verso along two edges, green outlining with signs of oxidation visible on reverse, occasional spotting, edges thumbed, the sheet toned, 22 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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