Map of the Eastern United States and Ohio River Valley by Vaugondy, 1755 small-package lush green grasses

lush green grasses

A detailed explanatory cartouche at lower left provides context for the engagement depicted

Original chromolithograph showing a variety of crustaceans including lobsters and crabs

Good condition

but can be seen upon closer inspection when it's off the wall

Map of the Eastern United States and Ohio River Valley by Vaugondy, 1755 small-package lush green grassesOriginal copper engraving by Robert de Vaugondy, Paris, 1755. Finely engraved and beautifully hand colored mid 18th century French map depicting the eastern portion of North America at the dawn of the French and Indian Warcapturing the region just before large scale westward expansion reshaped the continent. Titled Partie de lAmrique Septentrionale, this important 1755 map illustrates the Ohio River watershed alongside the British colonies of New