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SANTINI, P. (fl. late 1700s) and Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon D'ANVILLE (1697-1782)
[American South] Partie Méridionale de la Louisiane, avec la Floride, la Caroline et la Virginie, Par Le Sr. D'Anville
Venice: Santini, 1776. Copper-engraved map, with original outline colour, in excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 x 24 inches.
A very fine example of Santini's map of the American Southeast, printed in the early days of the Revolutionary War
This very finely engraved map captures the American Southeast during an especially momentous time in history, as the region was caught up in the early days of the American Revolution. The map embraces the east coast from Philadelphia all the way down past Cape Canaveral, Florida, and extends west past the Mississippi River. A remarkable aspect of the map is its immensely detailed rendering of the numerous river sytems that traverse the region. The map depicts the British colonies of Georgia, South and North Carolina and Virignia, and labels majors towns such as Charleston, Savannah, and Williamsburg. Further to the south is Florida, then sparsely populated, which in 1763 fell under British control following the conclusion of the Seven Years War in 1763. To the west, the Mississippi basin comprises the vast territory of Louisiana, which although first explored by the French was transferred to Spanish sovereignty following the same conlict. New Orleans and the various forts and Jesuit missions founded by the French dot the territory. Throughout the interior of the region are numerous native villages, located within the territory of various named tribes. The Appalachian Mountains are expressed through a series of finely engraved ridges. Santini closely based his map on part of D'Anville's monumental work, Amérique Septentrionale, which was first published in 1746. The present map was included as one of the key maps of the first edition of Santini's Atlas Universel. This elegant composition is adorned by a magnificent title cartouche of a rococo motif.
Cf. Sellers & Van Ee, Maps & Charts of North America & West Indies, 1408 (Remondini edition)
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#19784 $1,600.00 
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© 2002-2005 Donald A. Heald
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