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(Sanson.) Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c... 1662. From: L'Amerique en Plusieurs Cartes. Paris. 8.5 x 12.25." Limited (later) outline color. Minor spotting and some staining largely confined to the margins.
This early map of Canada (and the U.S. to North Carolina) is based on a larger Sanson map of the same area published in 1656. "Together," notes Burden, "they would considerably influence the cartography of the region for over 100 years. (p. 422)." Cummings 52a. Burden 325, State 2. [Item No. 2048.] SOLD.(Bellin, Jacques Nicolas.) Carte des Lacs du Canada Pour Servir a L'Histoire Generale des Voyages. 1757. From L'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Paris. 7 5/8 x 11 1/2." A strong impression with attractive modern hand color. Very good. Click here for image.
It wasn't until 1650 that the five Great Lakes appeared on a map. And then it took more than a hundred years for them to be accurately portrayed and consistently named. Bellin's map of 1757 has the five lakes in an appropriate scale and with the names that we know today. See Tooley, The Mapping of America, Chapter 10. [Item no. 2300.] $600.00(Michigan Geology -- Jackson, Charles T.) Report on the geological and mineralogical survey of the mineral lands...in the State of Michigan, made under the authority of an act of Congress approved March 1, 1847... [appearing in Message from the President of the United States...1849... 1849. 31st Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 1. Washington. 845 pp. An altogether shabby binding with front board separated and ugly old tape remnants on spine and marbled boards. In contrast, the contents are quite satisfactory with occasional staining and some generally light fold darkening to the folding plates and maps. Typical condition for the government documents of this time period.
While this massive government document also contains the annual reports on Indian affairs and government pensions, the most significant content is the 565-page report by Charles T. Jackson on the geology of Michigan. This highly detailed report was the first comprehensive attempt to assess Michigan's geology and sought to distinguish the state's mineral lands from its agricultural lands, according to the American Philosophical Society. Charles T. Jackson, who previously conducted geological surveys of Massachusetts and Maine, was the initial leader of the survey and it is his report that appears here. Jackson resigned (stormily) in 1850 and the survey was completed by others. The survey includes descriptions, sketches and diagrams of mining operations, as well as eleven of the first geological maps of Michigan. Among the folding maps (often with the geological composition of areas color coded) are: Geological Map of Isle Royale, Lake Superior... (14 3/4 x 21"), Geological Map of the District between Keweenaw Bay and Chocolate River. Lake Superior, Michigan... (19 1/2 x 24 1/2") and Geological Map of the District between Portage Lake and Montreal River. Lake Superior, Michigan... (15 1/2 x 29"). Marcou & Marcou: Mapoteca Geologica Americana: 356-360, 362-366, 369. [Item no. 2301.] SOLD.
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