Lot 33
  • 33

Sanson d'Abbeville, Nicolas

Estimate
4,500 - 6,500 USD
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Description

A fine group of two maps of North America, as follows:



Sanson, Nicolas. Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c. Paris: Pierre Mariette, 1656. Double-page engraved map (16 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.; 420 x 565 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; a few tiny spots at fold, and marginal dampstains. Glazed and framed. Only state. Burden 319.



Mortier, Pierre — after Nicolas Sanson. L'Amerique Septentrionale divisée en ses principales parties ... 1692. Paris [i.e. Amsterdam]: Hubert Iaillot, 1692. Double-page engraved map (24 1/4 x 37 1/2 in.; 616 x 953 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; repaired at verso of center fold with errors in registration of printed frame. First state. Burden 686.

Condition

A fine group of two maps of North America, as follows: Sanson, Nicolas. Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c. Paris: Pierre Mariette, 1656. Double-page engraved map (16 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.; 420 x 565 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; a few tiny spots at fold, and marginal dampstains. Glazed and framed. Only state. Burden 319. Mortier, Pierre — after Nicolas Sanson. L'Amerique Septentrionale divisée en ses principales parties ... 1692. Paris [i.e. Amsterdam]: Hubert Iaillot, 1692. Double-page engraved map (24 1/4 x 37 1/2 in.; 616 x 953 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; repaired at verso of center fold with errors in registration of printed frame. First state. Burden 686.
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