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John Senex. A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi. ...
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John Senex. A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi. [London: 1721].490 x 575 mm to the platemark (520 x 610 mm sheet).
Double-page engraved map of North America, hand-colored in outline, featuring the Mississippi River Valley, extending north to the Great Lakes and south to the Gulf of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains to the West and the Chesapeake Bay to the East. After Delisle's 1718 map, Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi, but with the inclusion of a decorative cartouche, featuring a river god, two putti performing agrarian tasks, and two flanking a winged goddess.
Condition: A few areas of foxing; two small tears repaired on the verso at the top center and bottom left, remargined at the corners and strengthened along the centerfold; dampstain along the top margin.
References: Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, 182.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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