This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of North & Central America - including Texas & the SW, Gulf of Mexico, California, Louisiana, Florida & the Colonial United States - by Robert Du Vaugondy, was published by Charles Francois Delamarche in 1796. 
Fine map focusing on the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean but also including the southern part of North America through Central America and the northern part of South America. Detail is mostly confined to the Spanish possessions with a number of early missions and settlements named in Nouveau Mexique including Cenis in today's Texas. An interesting portrayal of Florida shows the tip consisting of several large islands. Within the colonial states are shown the towns of Savannah, Charleston, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Capes May, Henri, Hatteras, Fear and Carteret. The title appears within a decorative rococo-style cartouche at upper center and an inset map of the Azores to the right. (Ref: Tooley; M&B)

General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color: - White
Age of map color: - Early
Colors used: - Pink, green, blue, yellow
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper Size: - 18in x 12 1/2in (460mm x 305mm)
Plate size: - 12 3/4in x 10 1/4in (325mm x 260mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)

Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None

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