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Amerique Septentrionale

  • ARTIST: Victor Levasseur

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Pelissier, Paris.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving, hand colored,

    DATE: c.1847.

  • EDITION SIZE: 10 3/4 x 16 13/16" (272 x 429mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Map of North America with Texas shown as a Republic and California still part of Mexico. Alaska is labeled "Amerique Russe." In the Pacific Northwest, the northern U.S. boundary is placed at the "Fifty- Four Forty" line that almost led to war with England. Around the map is a lush tableau depicting American scenery with native flora and fauna.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Full original color.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps