Lot 179: Part of North America, Comprehending the Course of the Ohio, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina & Georgia Eastern United States John Cary 1795 B+

Part of North America, Comprehending the Course of the Ohio, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina & Georgia Eastern United States John Cary 1795 B+
(Size: 11.6 x 8.3 inches)
A finely engraved map based on the larger map by Didier Robert de Vaugondy (McCorkle 755.37). The map is filled with detail of early settlements, Indian villages, and topography. The colonies extend to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, with North Carolina shown in an unusual, skinny configuration. The top left of the map is filed with the inset "Supplement to Carolina" which extends the map ...