PUBLISHER: Published by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet St. London.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1794.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 17 7/8 x 19 3/4" (45.2 x 50.2 cm).
DESCRIPTION: A beautiful map of the United States and lower Canada, published shortly after the signing of the treaty of Versailles. Includes a nice detailed look at the original colonies, East and West Florida (then part of Spain) and Spanish Louisiana. Excellent detail on the various Indian Tribes in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. Article III of the Treaty is reprinted next to the cartouche, which includes one of the earliest representations of an American Flag to appear on a printed map.
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CONDITION: Fair condition with vibrant original wash color, but rejoined at centerfold, two spots in sea and marginal repairs.
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