Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Very good. Some toning and offsetting in the margins. Size 10 x 15.25 Inches. A colorful c. 1770 depiction of Niagara Falls, engraved by Robert Hancock and published by Robert Sayer. Below the map, French and English text discusses Niagara Falls' features and natural beauty. A Closer Look Although not an exact representation of the falls, this view is presumably oriented towards the southwest. Goat Island sits in the middle, between American Falls and Horseshoe Falls. A group of Native American and European figures stand and converse at left in the foreground, one of whom is likely meant to be Father Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan missionary whose account of the falls helped to spur interest in them in the late 17th century. Another group of Native Americans carries rocks or sacks down a path at right. Publication History and Census This print was engraved by Robert Hancock and published by Robert Sayer in London. It is dated from anywhere between 1750 to 1794. It is inspired by Louis Hennepin's 1677 sketch of Niagara Falls ('Chute d'eau de Niagara'), which was published in accounts of his travels in New France in the 1680s - 1690s. References: OCLC 70854388.…

Seller Inventory # NiagaraFalls-sayer-1770

Bibliographic details

Title
The Waterfall of Niagara.
Author
1770 Sayer / Hancock View of Niagara Falls
Publication year
1770
Seller catalogs
NEW-YORK-MAPS

Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…

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