PEARY'S COPY OF AN EARLY NORTH AMERICAN MAP. PEARY, ROBERT E. 1856-1920.] DOBBS, ARTHUR. 1689-17...

PEARY'S COPY OF AN EARLY NORTH AMERICAN MAP. PEARY, ROBERT E. 1856-1920.] DOBBS, ARTHUR. 1689-1765. A Map of Part of North America From the Latitude of 40 to 68 Degrees, Including the late discoveries made on Board the Furnace Bomb Ketch in 1742 ... by Joseph La France. London: 1744. Engraved map, xxx x xxx mm, extending from Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes to Cape Blanco and 'Lake Tahuglauk' in California, chipping to edges, laid down to board, browned. Provenance: Admiral Robert E. Peary; by descent, sold James D. Julia, Estate of Robert E. Peary, Jr., Important Maine summer auction, August 25-26, 1994, lot 535. AN IMPORTANT, SCARCE 18TH-CENTURY MAP FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT PEARY. Commissioned by Arthur Dobbs, reportedly based on the observations of Joseph La France, this map appeared in Dobbs's An account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America (1744). It informed the Dobbs-Middleton debate surrounding the Hudson Bay Company and the search for a Northwest Passage. Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing