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Lattré, Jean
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- 'Carte des Etats-Unis de l'Amerique suivant le Traité de Paix de 1783. Dédiée et présentée à S. Excellence Mr. Benjamin Franklin, Ministre Plénipotentarie des Etats-Unis de l'Amerique près la Cour de France'. Paris: Delamarche, 1784 [but ca. 1792]
- paper, ink
Engraved map of the United States (21 1/2 x 29 3/8 in.; 546 x 745 mm). Partially handcolored in outline, inset map of the southern portion of Florida, table of the individual states with their capitals, fine allegorical marine cartouche; trimmed close costing bits of the left and lower neat-lines as well as few details or words (including Lattré's imprint) engraved outside the neat-line. Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass.
Literature
'Degrees of Latitude' 70; Ristow, p. 63
Condition
Engraved map of the United States (21 1/2 x 29 3/8 in.; 546 x 745 mm). Partially handcolored in outline, inset map of the southern portion of Florida, table of the individual states with their capitals, fine allegorical marine cartouche; trimmed close costing bits of the left and lower neat-lines as well as few details or words (including Lattré's imprint) engraved outside the neat-line. Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
Lattré's was the first map of the United States published after the ratification of the Treaty of Paris. Dedicated to Benjamin Franklin, one of the American signatories to the treaty, 'Carte des Etats-Unis' is "one of the most attractively designed and executed maps of the period" (Ristow). This example is from the third of three states, with Vermont being added to the table (still headed "Les treize Etats-Unis") and the new federal city of Washington, D.C., being located on the map.