18th century wall map of North America
POWNALL, THOMAS. 1722-1805.
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).
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,500
£990 - 1,600
€1,200 - 1,900

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