[Rarebooks] 1755 MAP OF NORTH AMERICA

[Norman Kane]

D'ANVILLE, [J].  NORTH AMERICA FROM THE FRENCH OF Mr. D'ANVILLE IMPROVED WITH THE BACK SETTLEMENTS OF VIRGINIA AND COURSE OF OHIO. ILLUSTRATED WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL REMARKS.   London: Thos. Jefferys, 1755. Approx. 18 X 20 inches, folded, slight wear.  Extends from the mouth of the Mississippi and Northern Florida on the South to James Bay & Labrador on the North.   Boundaries in color. Locates rivers, mountains, lakes, Indian Tribes, cities, Colonies. Title in an ornate scroll border. Devotes 3 columns of text in the lower right corner to the "English title to their settlements" & a column and a half of text in the upper left corner to "French Incroachments [sic]." LC," Maps of N. America", 29.  $350.00 + shipping    

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