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Five small maps of Continents & World c.1783

Title: Lot of five maps (4 of continents one of the world) from Le Geographie Manuel
Author: D'Expilly, Jean Joseph Georges
Description: Includes: Mape-Monde Representee en Hemispheres Oriental et Occidental. 10x15 cm. * Amerique Septentrionale et Meridionale. 12.5x9 cm. * Afrique. 10x11.5 cm. * Asie. 10x12 cm. * L'Europe. 10x11.7 cm. Together, 5 copper-engraved maps, later hand-coloring.Charming little set of maps. The World map depicts a strange North America with a large sea protruding into the western coastline and no Baja Peninsula. On the Americas map North America is shown in the more typical format for the period.
Heading: zzgPlace Published: Paris
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Date Published: c.1783