Lot 309
America. Early Use of Term "United States" on Maps. An interesting pair of maps by Rigobert Bonne, Parisian cartographer; ca. 1780, printed plate area 13 x 9" plus margins. "Carte de la Partie Nord Des Etats Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale", and ""Carte de la Partie Sudd Des Etats Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale". The first shows all of New England and the mid-Atlantic states south to Maryland and northwest to include Lakes Ontario and Erie. The companion map takes up at Chesapeake Bay continuing south through the Carolinas and Georgia. At the west is shown the land of "Les Cherokees". Published at about the time the Revolutionary War was ending, they are among the earliest maps to define the nation as the United States. Both in excellent condition, having just been removed from the original atlas. We note a current retail offering of a similar pair at over $500.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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