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Seutter, Matthias.
Accurata delineatio celeberrimae regionis Ludovicianae vel Gallice Louisiane ol. Canadae et Floridae Adpellatione in Septemtrionali America... (Augsburg, 1730), copperplate engraving with hand color, the map clearly delineating French, British, and Spanish holdings with an inset map of the Louisiana coast; the map's elaborate allegorical cartouche references the French financial crisis of 1720. Presented in carved silver-toned wooden frame.
Plate 19.5 x 22.5 in.; DOA 29.5 x 32.5 in.
Purchased from Martayan Lan, Inc. in New York City with their description of the map en verso.
No apparent condition concerns.
$500 - 1,000