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Influential map of Great Lakes region 1755
Influential map of Great Lakes region 1755
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Author: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Title: Partie Occidentale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada
Place Published: Nuremberg
Publisher:Homann Heirs
Date Published: 1755
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Copper-engraved map. 42.5x53.5 cm (16¾x21"), glued down on backing board.



Influential map of the Great Lakes region illustrating strategic forts and the area claimed by the French just prior to the French and Indian War. Bellin's map, first published in 1744, dominated the cartography of the Great Lakes region for many years. Four fictitious islands appear in Lake Superior, including the infamous I Philippeaux Aut. I Minang that continued to appear on maps, and eluded explorers' searches for it, well into the 19th century.

Condition
Some toning and rubbing to map, wear around edges, a stain at top intruding into map; just good, in need of restoration. Sold with all faults.
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Influential map of Great Lakes region 1755

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