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~ Western States Maps ~
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 Kino, Eusebius, Passage by land to
California Discover’d by Father
Eusebius Francis Kino a Jesuit; between the Years 1698 & 1701.
London, E. Bowen, 1742/62. Uncolored engraving as issued, 9.2” x 8”,
folds. Light spot of foxing , lower right margin extended correcting
binders trim, crisp dark impression, nearly fine. $500.00
Second English edition of Kino’s influential map , engraved by Emanuel
Bowen for John Lockman’s Travels of the Jesuits. Kino’s explorations in
Sonora and the Colorado River areas resulted in not only the first
accurate map of the region, but also ultimately in disproving the
long-standing belief that California was an island.
Ref: Phillips(M) p.183; Wheat(TM) 83 & 89; Klemp 51; New Howes L416 |
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Carte Generale
Des De’Couvertes de L’Amiral de Fonte et autres Navigateurs Espagnols,
Anglois et Russes pour la recherche Passage a la Mer du Sud.
R. DeVaugondy,1777. Uncolored engraving, 11.2" x 15". Wide
margins, light dampstain along edges, image nearly fine or better. $275.00
Highly speculative map falsely attributed to De L’Isle showng the
ficticious discoveries of Admiral De Fonte and a northwest passage. From
Diderot’s Encyclopedia. |
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San
Francisco (From Rincon Point) F.N. Otis, 1856. Uncolored
engraving, 4.5" x 6". Few small spots otherwise fine. Not in
Reps (Views) or Hebert.$100.00
A fine early view of San Francisco, reduced from Otis’s large view
published the previous year. Reps(Views) notes only the large 1855 state. |
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 Golden Montana.
Chicago, Rand, McNally & Co., c.1891. Folding
broadside, printed color, 14" x 20.5" folding
to 7" x 3". Fine condition overall. No copies
found. $450.00
Rare promotional issued by the
Northern Pacific Railroad extolling the virtues of life
in Montana with much geographical, agricultural and
mineralogical data. Recto shows the state in outline
color and includes smaller maps of the Northern Pacific
Railroad and available real estate, adapted from the
Indexed Shipper's Guide.
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