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New York, American Revolution
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
A fine group of three maps, as follows:
Bowles, Carrington. A General Map of the Middle British Colonies in America, Viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island ... carefully copied from the original published at Philadelphia by Mr. Lewis Evans. London, 1 January 1771. Double-page engraved map (22 x 29 1/2 in.; 558 x 750 mm), contemporary handcoloring; minor marginal soiling, tipped on to a board. Stevens & Tree 29c.
Jefferys, Thomas. The Provinces of New York and New Jersey with part of Pensilvania, and the Governments of Trois Rivieres and Montreal; drawn by Capt. Holland. London: for Robert Sayer & Thomas Jefferys, 15 June 1775. Engraved map (27 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.; 698 x 530 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; toned, some spotting, right margin trimmed close touching the end of Long Island. See Phillips, Maps, p. 502; Stevens & Tree 44b.
Sauthier, Claude Joseph. A Topographical Map of the North[er]n Part of New York Island, Exhibiting the Plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the Rebels Lines to the Southward ... London: William Faden, 1 March 1777. Engraved map (18 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.; 470 x 260 mm, sight), colored wash at shorelines and in Harlem River; lightly toned. Matted, glazed and framed; small dampstain in lower right corner of mat. Phillips, Maps, p. 526; Stokes, Iconography, vol. 1, plate 46.
Bowles, Carrington. A General Map of the Middle British Colonies in America, Viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island ... carefully copied from the original published at Philadelphia by Mr. Lewis Evans. London, 1 January 1771. Double-page engraved map (22 x 29 1/2 in.; 558 x 750 mm), contemporary handcoloring; minor marginal soiling, tipped on to a board. Stevens & Tree 29c.
Jefferys, Thomas. The Provinces of New York and New Jersey with part of Pensilvania, and the Governments of Trois Rivieres and Montreal; drawn by Capt. Holland. London: for Robert Sayer & Thomas Jefferys, 15 June 1775. Engraved map (27 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.; 698 x 530 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; toned, some spotting, right margin trimmed close touching the end of Long Island. See Phillips, Maps, p. 502; Stevens & Tree 44b.
Sauthier, Claude Joseph. A Topographical Map of the North[er]n Part of New York Island, Exhibiting the Plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the Rebels Lines to the Southward ... London: William Faden, 1 March 1777. Engraved map (18 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.; 470 x 260 mm, sight), colored wash at shorelines and in Harlem River; lightly toned. Matted, glazed and framed; small dampstain in lower right corner of mat. Phillips, Maps, p. 526; Stokes, Iconography, vol. 1, plate 46.
Condition
A fine group of three maps, as follows:
Bowles, Carrington. A General Map of the Middle British Colonies in America, Viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island ... carefully copied from the original published at Philadelphia by Mr. Lewis Evans. London, 1 January 1771. Double-page engraved map (22 x 29 1/2 in.; 558 x 750 mm), contemporary handcoloring; minor marginal soiling, tipped on to a board. Stevens & Tree 29c.
Jefferys, Thomas. The Provinces of New York and New Jersey with part of Pensilvania, and the Governments of Trois Rivieres and Montreal; drawn by Capt. Holland. London: for Robert Sayer & Thomas Jefferys, 15 June 1775. Engraved map (27 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.; 698 x 530 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; toned, some spotting, right margin trimmed close touching the end of Long Island. See Phillips, Maps, p. 502; Stevens & Tree 44b.
Sauthier, Claude Joseph. A Topographical Map of the North[er]n Part of New York Island, Exhibiting the Plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the Rebels Lines to the Southward ... London: William Faden, 1 March 1777. Engraved map (18 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.; 470 x 260 mm, sight), colored wash at shorelines and in Harlem River; lightly toned. Matted, glazed and framed; small dampstain in lower right corner of mat. Phillips, Maps, p. 526; Stokes, Iconography, vol. 1, plate 46.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.