Online October Auction (Sale #270)
Lot 367:
Description
Matthaus Seutter (German, 1678-1757) ‘Mississippi Bubble Map’ Engraving
18th century hand-colored copper engraving depicting the French colonies briefly involved in John Law’s Mississippi (trading) Company, having an elaborate allegorical scene surrounding the title cartouche to the lower right corner, matted in a burl wood veneer frame under glass, Lee Jackson certificate and receipt en verso; property from a Lake Forest, Illinois collector
Condition: Very Good, discoloration to sheet at upper right corner; some buckling to sheet; accretion to lower left quadrant; ink to lower edge at center; sheet trimmed at lower center; center vertical crease; wear and chips to frame at corners; not examined out of the frame
Height: 19 3/8 inches, Width: 22 3/8 inches (sight)
Frame Size: 27 inches by 29 5/8 inches
Category: Collectibles > Books
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Approximate Sale Time: 2:38 pm CST
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Condition: Very Good, discoloration to sheet at upper right corner; some buckling to sheet; accretion to lower left quadrant; ink to lower edge at center; sheet trimmed at lower center; center vertical crease; wear and chips to frame at corners; not examined out of the frame
Dimensions: 19.375 x 22.375 in
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