La Harpe’s 1720s manuscript map of the American south-west, sold for $480,000 (£369,230) by Sotheby’s.
A cartographic highlight of the summer came with the appearance in an 11-day, online US sale of a remarkably detailed early 18th century manuscript map of the American south-west.
A map that resulted from J-B Bénard de la Harpe’s four-year travels in regions that we know now as Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and California, as well as parts of Mexico, it was part of a Sotheby’s (25/20/12/9% buyer’s premium) sale of June 18-28.