$16,250
Paris, 1781. Proof state double-page engraved map with later hand-coloring depicting the American Midwest between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River, west to the Mississippi River. The present copy of this map is a reissue of the original by Thomas Hutchins, published in London in 1778. This map was the largest and most accurate map of the Midwest at the time of its publication. It illustrates early eighteenth-century efforts to settle the Midwestern United States, Native American concessions, transportation routes, and the location of major land speculation schemes of the period. The proof issue depicts topographical detail not present in later states, including points north of the meeting of the Mississippi and Wabash Rivers, on both sides of the Shawanee, Cherokee, and Upper Ohio Rivers, and on the south side of the Illinois River. Framed and matted. 20 x 23 1/2 inches visible.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-08-05
