"Amerique Septentrionale", Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles

Subject: Colonial North America
Period: 1748 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel et Militaire
Color: Hand Color
Size: 6.3 x 7.8

This nice small map of the continent depicts political boundaries. The British colonies are confined to the eastern seaboard, and there is a very large Louisiane. The Ohio River is labeled R. des Ouabaches. Above the peninsula of California, the entire Northwest coast is blank. There is an open-ended bay in Hudson Bay leaving open the possibility of the Northwest Passage. Simple block title cartouche.See also lot 846 for Mary Sponberg Pedley's Bel et Utile - The Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers that describes this map.

References: Pedley #446.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with a hint of toning along the centerfold and a small chip at bottom left.