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[Eastern N. Am.; Great Lakes] Robert de Vaugondy, Partie De L'Amerique Septent... La Nouvelle France... Paris, 1755. 18½ x 23½. Orig. olc with subtle modern color on the cartouche. Minor crease at cf, a few fox marks, else VG. SOLD
The Gulf of St. Lawrence north to James Bay and south to Lake Ontario, with a large (8¾ x 14½) inset of the Great Lakes. River systems, so crucial to the fur trade, are represented in the cartouche engraved by Catherine Haussard. It features a fierce-looking beaver with some imaginative lodges in the background. The inset includes the famous false islands in Lake Superior and the supposed plateau in lower Michigan. Fishing banks in the north Atlantic are indicated in stipple. Pedley: 459, State 2; Karpinski LXIII.
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