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MATHER, COTTON. MAGNALIA CHRISTI AMERICANA. LONDON: 1702
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Magnalia Christi Americana: or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from its First Planting in the Year 1620 unto the Year of our Lord, 1698. London: Parkhurst, 1702
Folio (325 x 200 mm). Double page map of New England; two repairs on verso and a few small edge tears to map, title extended, marginal dampstain towards end. Modern calf to style, new endpapers.
Provenance
George Ritzlin, Evanston, Illinois, 1990;
Vogel Collection no. 531
Vogel Collection no. 531
Literature
Alden & Landis 702/127; Church 806; Grolier American 6; Howes M-391; Sabin 46392; Streeter sale I:658.
Condition
Two repairs on verso and a few small edge tears to map, title extended, marginal dampstain towards end. Modern calf to style, new endpapers.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
First edition of "the most famous American book of colonial times" (Streeter). An indispensible source for colonial social history including civil, religious, and military affairs at the end of the seventeenth century and is equally noteworthy for its lively biographies.The map, which depicts New England, Long Island, and eastern New York has been described by cartographic historian Barbara McCorkle as "the first eighteenth-century general map of New England."