Sale 22BP01 | Lot 57

[MAP--MANUSCRIPT] Manuscript World Map.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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[MAP--MANUSCRIPT] Manuscript World Map.

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Lot 57
[MAP--MANUSCRIPT] Manuscript World Map.
A manuscript double-hemisphere map of the world on thick paper in ink and colors, circa 1832, with title cartouche "Map of the World/Martha L. Fulton." The map with a hand-stitched edging in green silk and backed to a contemporary newspaper broadsheet with 1832 dates. Overall 14 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches (36 x 57 cm). A few minor punctures, some toned and faded areas, creases, and spotting.

A well-rendered manuscript world map by a female maker. The newspaper on the back, a broadsheet of The New York Observer, dates to 1832 and offers an excerpt of Washington Irving's The Alhambra and a long report of an insurrection in Jamaica.

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Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $630 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $630 (includes buyer's premium)
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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

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