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The Present State of the European Settlements on the Missis[s]ippi

Lot 45
25.05.2022 17:00UTC -05:00
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$ 52 920
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 752778
Lot 45 | The Present State of the European Settlements on the Missis[s]ippi
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$ 10 000 – 15 000
The Present State of the European Settlements on the Missis[s]ippiPhilip Pittman, 1770PITTMAN, Philip (fl. c. 1765). The Present State of the European Settlements on the Missis[s]ippi with a Geographical Description of that River. London: Printed for J. Nourse, 1770. First edition of the “most authoritative work in English on the Mississippi Valley on the eve of the Revolution" (Struggle for North America). Pittman spent 1763 and 1764 in West Florida before heading to the Illinois country in 1765 where he remained until 1768. He describes the French settlements on the river, paying particular attention to the region's commerce, complemented by a series of the most accurate maps of the area to date. These include some of the earliest published plans of New Orleans, Mobile, Kaskaskia and the future site of Natzchez: Fort Rosalia. Best of the West 23; Howes P-396 ("c"); Struggle for North America, 73; Sabin 63103; Streeter sale 1519.Quarto (276 x 220mm). With half-title, 5 folding maps and 3 folding plans (minor stub tears, offsetting). Contemporary marbled calf with ribbed spine and red leather label (upper joint cracked, mild rubbing at extremities, mild foxing to endpapers and pastedowns). Custom red cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Provenance: A.S.W. Rosenbach (sale to:) S. J. Shwartz, New Orleans (letter laid in, 1 October 1923).
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