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Lot 147: LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and James WHITTLE (d.1818).A New and General Map of the Middle Dominions Belonging to the United States of America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware-Counties, Pennsylvania, New Jersey . with the Addition of New York, & of the Greatest Part of New England ...London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794 [-1812].

Est: $800 USD - $1,200 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USJune 12, 2015

Item Overview

Description

LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and James WHITTLE (d.1818). A New and General Map of the Middle Dominions Belonging to the United States of America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware-Counties, Pennsylvania, New Jersey . with the Addition of New York, & of the Greatest Part of New England ... London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794 [-1812]. Engraved hand-colored map of the Northeastern United States, image 482 x 660 mm. An inset map of the Great Lakes and the Illione. Matted and framed. Originally published by Thomas Kitchin in 1756, the plate was revised numerous times by Thomas Jefferys, Sayer & Jefferys, Sayer & Bennett, and finally, Laurie & Whittle. This issue of the map was first published in 1794, and printed on paper watermarked "J. Whatman 1812." Tooley America p. 68.

Dimensions

482 x 660 mm.

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Auction Details

Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana

by
Christie's
June 12, 2015, 10:00 AM EST

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