Highlights from an Important Map Collection

Maps Included in the Video (In Order of Appearance):

Lot 831:
Rare and Monumental "Norman's Chart of the Lower Mississippi, from Natchez to New Orleans", hand-colored lithograph after Marie Adrien Persac's (French/Louisiana, 1823-1873) drawn survey of the plantation holdings along the river, published by B.. M. Norman, New Orleans, 1858, printed by J. H. Colton and Company, New York. Glazed in a float-mounted frame; together with its original cloth-bound board portfolio with tooling and gilt lettering, 8-3/4" x 5-1/2".
sheet 63-1/2" x 31-1/2", framed 72" x 40"

Lot 835:
Rare "Norman's Plan of New Orleans & Environs", hand-colored engraved map, published by B. M. Norman (1809-1860), New Orleans, 1849. Glazed in a float-mount frame; together with the original 233-page illustrated plan "Presenting a Complete Guide to All Subjects of General Interest in the Southern Metropolis", and the portfolio cover for the map, both are cloth-bound board with gilt lettering and tooling, 6-1/4" x 3-1/4" and 5-5/8" x 3-3/4", respectively. 17-3/4" x 24-1/2", framed 36-3/4" x 32-7/8"

Lot 801:
Rare, Early Map of "...Northern America Situated between New Mexico and the Frozen Sea [:] together with the Course of the Great River Meschasipi...", by Father Louis Hennepin (Belgian/Spanish Netherlands, 1626-1704), hand-colored engraved map dedicated to "His Majesty William III, King of Britain", titled in English with French place names, published London, ca. 1698. Unframed.
sheet 15-1/2" x 18-1/2"

Lot 785:
"Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi...", by Guillaume De L'lsle (French, 1675-1726), hand-colored engraved map, published in Paris, June 1718. Unframed.
plate 17-3/4" x 23-3/4", sheet 21-3/8" x 25"

Lot 808:
Rare and Monumental Map of "Louisiana from Darby's Map, Published at Philadelphia 1816", by William Darby (American, 1775-1854), hand-colored engraving, published by Aaron Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to the Prince of Wales, London, January 3, 1817.
plate 27-3/4" x 39-1/2", sheet 28-1/2" x 40-1/4"