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Lot 373: DUFLOT DE MOFRAS, Eugène (1810-1884). Exploration du Territoire de l’Orégo

Est: $25,000 USD - $35,000 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USJune 15, 2017

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DUFLOT DE MOFRAS, Eugène (1810-1884). Exploration du Territoire de l’Orégon, des Californies, et de la Mer Vermeille, exécutée pendant les années 1840, 1841, et 1842. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1844. The rare frst edition of one of the most important works on the Northwestern Coast, including Alaska (Lada-Mocarski), also considered the best book on California for this period. Dufot de Mofras had been sent to Mexico in 1839 ostensibly to act as French Ambassador. His real motive was to provide the French government with information about the Pacifc Coast of North America to help decide whether or not to become embroiled in the confict over Oregon between the United States and Britain. His description includes the western coast of America from Tehuantepec to the Bering Strait, and considers the Spanish voyages of discovery, Vancouver Island, and the Fraser River. Cowan I p.186; Graff 1169; Hill 496; Howes D-542; Lada-Mocarski 120; Sabin 21144; Streeter 3323; Zamarano 80, 30. Two text volumes, octavo (228 x 147mm) and folio atlas (527 x 359mm). Text: 8 engravings. Atlas: large folding map hand-colored in outline, 25 engravings on 17 sheets (one double-page), comprising 21 charts and 4 plates. (Text: occasional light browning and foxing; atlas: folding map with short marginal tear repaired, some light staining.) Modern black half morocco, spines with two morocco labels, lettered in gilt. Provenance: Frank Streeter (bookplates, his sale, Christie’s New York 16 April 2007, lot 167).

Auction Details

Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts including Americana

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Christie's
June 15, 2017, 02:00 PM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, NY 10020, US