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Pub Year Map Maker Pub Place Map Title Map Price (USD) Picture
1848Kemble, W.New YorkMap of the French, English & Spanish Possessions in North America in 1745$160 Picture

An engraved map, with hand colored wash

Size: 7-3/4 inches X 8-1/4 inches

Map Type: Book

This is a superior copy, with strong engraving and vivid colors.

The map appeared in J.W. Monette’s History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi... . This map displays pink colored new colonies in New England to yellow colored Spanish Florida and Texas (labeled "New Philippine") and green colored French "Province of Louisiana" west past the Mississippi river. The map was engraved by W.Kemble, who also engraved the Texas map in Kendall’s Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition.

References: Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 3 Page 15, Kemble, W., Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999

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