Lot Details
Lot 173
FORBES, JAMES GRANT Sketches, Historical and Topographical, of the Floridas; more particularly of East Florida.
New York: C.S. van Winkle, 1821. First edition. Full period tree calf, all edges sprinkled. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches (23 x 14.5 cm); viii, 9-226, [1] pp. ads; with the folding engraved frontispiece map, "Plan of the Town of Colinton in East Florida," lacking in many copies. Some binding wear, long tear to the map (repaired), top edge slightly trimmed else a large, uncut copy.
After Florida was ceded to the United States by the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty, a town site called Colinton was laid out by Colin Mitchell near Fort Gadsden. The map in this work depicts the town lots that were drawn out, but Mitchell's claim to the land was deemed invalid and the town was never settled and established. The map, an important document in Florida history, is not present in all copies. Clark II: 203; Howes F243; Sabin 25046; Servies 1078; Streeter sale 1205.
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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