Lot 451
First Printed Map of Detroit, c. 1764. La Rivière du Détroit Depuis le Lac Sainte Claire jusqu'au Lac Erié. Engraved for Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-72) after Ensign Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, 8¼ x 12½ in. (20.7 x 31.6 cm.). Date depicted: 1749. Published in Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Le Petit Atlas Maritime (5 vols., Paris, 1764), vol. 1, map 12 (at upper right: "Tome I. No. 12"). A plan of the fort of Detroit designates the Commandant's quarters, the guardhouse, the church, the powder magazine, and the quarters of the chaplain. Matted to 14½ x 18½ in. Accompanied by an 1831 "Plat of the city of Detroit as laid out by the Govr. and Judges," 18¼ x 11½ in.
Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,800.
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