CATESBY, Mark (1679?-1749). A Map of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands with the Adjacent Parts. London, 1731-43.
Sale 1313 - The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II
Mar 14, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$4,000 -
$6,000
Sold for $8,255
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Lot Description
CATESBY, Mark (1679?-1749). A Map of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands with the Adjacent Parts. London, 1731-43.
A rare engraved map of Florida and the Caribbean with hand-coloring, visible area 18 1/8 x 24 3/4 in. (460 x 629 mm). Framed (unexamined out of frame). Decorative cartouche composed of coral and shells.
FIRST ISSUE with the crowned shield watermark, included in Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, published London 1731-1743, and based on Popple's map of 1733 (see Sale 1278, Lot 24 offered in the fall of 2023). Cumming 210; Schwartz & Ehrenberg pp. 151-52.
Provenance:
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio, Western & Historic Americana, December 6-7, 2007, Lot 985.
Condition Report
Framed: 25 3/4 x 32 3/4 inches.
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