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GROUP OF FIVE EUROPEAN MAPS OF NORTH AMERICA.

1) Isaak Tirion, NIEUWE KAART van de GROOTBRITTANNISCHE VOLKPLANTINGEN in NOORD AMERICA. Waar in tevens de Fransche Bezittingen en de Landen, tuschen oie beide Volken in geschil staande en de wederzyosche Pretensien ouidelyk aangewezen worden. Getrokken uit de beste Kaarten van de Mr. Mitchell en anderen Ter opheldering van de Hedendaagfche Historie van Groot Brittanje. 1755. Map of Eastern North America, as far west as the Louisiana Territory, as far north as Canada and Hudson Bay, east to New Foundland and south to Florida. 2) Heirs of Johann Baptist Homann, 1745. Segmented Map of the Atlantic Coast. Hand-colored engraving on paper, depicting Newfoundland, Canada; Virginia and Maryland; New England, New York and New Jersey; and Carolina and Florida; titled "Dominia Anglorum in America Septentrional". Published in Nuremburg, 1745. Retains early hand-coloring. 3) & 4) 3) Americae Septentrionals Pars I. & III. 3) This rare Texas map depicts the region from somewhat east of the Mississippi to Lower California in the 1750's, most of which was claimed and loosely governed by Spain. The map was included in Leonhard Euler's "Geographisher Atlas", and is one part of a four part map of America. It includes an inset map of northeastern Canada. The map is in German and English. 4) One sheet of Leonhard van Euler's scarce 4 sheet map of North America, published in response to the maps of Mitchell and D'Anville. 5) Gottfried Hensel/Homann Heirs, Nuremberg, 1746. America cum Supplementis Poly-Glottis. Rare map of America identifying the prevalent languages of the world. Includes two text tables with the Characters of the Persian and Brahmam languages. California is shown as an Island. SIZE: Map size: 14-1/4" x 17-1/2". Sheet size: 16-3/4" x 19-3/4". 2) Map size overall: 19-1/2" x 21-3/4". Sheet size: 21" x 24-3/4". 3) Map size Part I: 13-1/2" x 14-1/4". Sheet size: 14" x 17-3/4". Map size Part III: 13-1/2" x 14-1/4" Sheet size: 14-3/4" x 17-3/4". 5) Map size: 6-1/4" x 8-1/4". PROVENANCE: Central Maine Private Collection. CONDITION: 1) Minor toning with some foxing, right side facing. Small tear at fold crease. Minor soiling to sheet edges. Otherwise good. 2)Slight toning. Soiling to sheet borders with minor losses. Maps clean with good color, generally good to very good. 3) & 4) Each map with areas of foxing and soiling on sheet edges. Each with reinforcement on back at medial fold. Part I with small tear in upper sheet edge outside of neat line. 5) With light toning, otherwise very good. 49794-12 HMG (2,000-3,000)

GROUP OF FIVE EUROPEAN MAPS OF NORTH AMERICA.
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