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Description
A striking and impressively proportioned cartographic curiosity this is a c. 1920 manuscript map of Florida and the Gulf Littoral as far as Texas. The image is surrounded by front and back-facing images of American Indians. Most likely this is the original art for an unpublished educational poster, as is exhibits a professional level of execution. The map is drawn in ink with color added using what appears to be colored pencil or pastels.
Sources - the Map The map is based upon the rare 1715 first edition of Nicolas De Fer s map of the southern part of North America,
La Riviere De Missisipi, et ses Environs. This is itself of great curiosity, as the 1715 De Fer is an entirely different map from the more common 1718 De Fer, and surviving examples are known in only 2 or 3 collections. The artist must have had access to one of the few surviving first editions to complete this map. Despite its rarity, the 1715 map is one of the most important early