Lot 61: POWNALL, THOMAS. 1722-1805. A New Map of North America, with the West India Islands. London: Robert Sayer, [1786].

Name: POWNALL, THOMAS. 1722-1805. A New Map of North America, with the West India Islands. London: Robert Sayer, [1786].
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: f9767dd413

Est: $2,500 USD - $3,500 USD

BonhamsNew York, NY, USApril 14, 2012

Item Overview

Description

A New Map of North America, with the West India Islands. London: Robert Sayer, [1786].
Copper-engraved map on 4 double-page sheets, hand-colored in outline, 1155 x 1020 mm to neatlines. Five hanging tabs pasted on verso at head, archivally encapsulated. Lower left and right corners torn away with loss, 5½" in arc of loss at Gulf of Texas, trimmed just within platemark at top edge and upper right edge, a few repaired tears.

Cf. Wheat 196 (1783 edition).

Artist or Maker

Thomas (1722) Pownall

Auction Details

The Mapping and Discovery of America

Bonhams

April 14, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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