Description:
New England. John Russell (c. 1750-1829)Map of the Northern or New England States of America. London: Symonds, 1795.
Double page folio copper-plate engraved map, hand-coloring, old folds, matted and framed, 18 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. visible through mat opening.
This map includes Maine and Vermont with indistinct northerly borders with Canada; Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, along with part of New York, out to the Finger Islands, including the Hudson River Valley. Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are also mapped, along with Jeffrey's Ledge.
Estimate $200-300
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