MAP, North America, Delamarche
North America. Felix Delamarche, Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale, 1838 (dated). Hand Color. Attractive map of North America featuring an interesting territorial configuration during a very transitory period of the development of the United States boundaries. Oregon Territory is shown reaching high into present-day British Columbia at the latitude of 54°40'. Missouri Territory extends from the shores of Lake Michigan, south to the Red River and west to the Rockies. The entire Southwest is part of Mexico, with Texas named as a small region inside the state of Saint Louis de Potosi. A small inset of the Aleutian islands is included in the bottom left corner.
Dimensions: 16.3 x 11.4 in
Condition Report: Contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with a "PB" watermark and faint foxing. Grade: A
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North America. Felix Delamarche, Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale, 1838 (dated). Hand Color. Attractive map of North America featuring an interesting territorial configuration during a very transitory period of the development of the United States boundaries. Oregon Territory is shown reaching high into present-day British Columbia at the latitude of 54°40'. Missouri Territory extends from the shores of Lake Michigan, south to the Red River and west to the Rockies. The entire Southwest is part of Mexico, with Texas named as a small region inside the state of Saint Louis de Potosi. A small inset of the Aleutian islands is included in the bottom left corner.
Dimensions: 16.3 x 11.4 in
Condition Report: Contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with a "PB" watermark and faint foxing. Grade: A
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