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Pownall, Thomas
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
A Topographical Description of Such Parts of North America as are Contained in the (Annexed) Map of the Middle British Colonies, &c in North America. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1776
Folio (17 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.; 438 x 273 mm). Folding map by Lewis Evans, revised by Pownall, some outlines handcolored, mounted on linen; minor offsetting to the map, faint dampstaining to fore-edge of text. Modern half brown morocco over green marbled boards, marbled endpapers, spine lettered gilt; extremities rubbed.
Folio (17 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.; 438 x 273 mm). Folding map by Lewis Evans, revised by Pownall, some outlines handcolored, mounted on linen; minor offsetting to the map, faint dampstaining to fore-edge of text. Modern half brown morocco over green marbled boards, marbled endpapers, spine lettered gilt; extremities rubbed.
Provenance
Graff (bookplate) — Acquired, Charles Scribner's Sons (6 August 1971)
Literature
Buck, Illinois 28a; Howes P543; Sabin 64835; Streeter sale 2:826; Siebert sale (Sotheby's New York, 21 May 1999, lot 287); Thomson, Ohio 940; Vail 651
Condition
Folio (17 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.; 438 x 273 mm). Folding map by Lewis Evans, revised by Pownall, mounted on linen; minor offsetting to the map, faint dampstaining to fore-edge of text. Modern half brown morocco over green marbled boards, marbled endpapers, spine lettered gilt; extremities rubbed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition, large paper copy. Evan's influential 1755 map—the first to acknowledge the importance of the Ohio country— was revised for this edition by Pownall to include New England and part of Canada. Pownall printed from Evans's original copperplate with substantial alterations, particularly to the entire map east of the longitude of Philadelphia. Christopher Gist's journey of 1750–1751 through Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina is given its first cartographic representation. Gist's journal, together with memoirs of other frontier explorers, is printed in an appendix. One of the more important maps of the colonial period.