Switzerland Zurich Geneva Bern Lucerne Swiss Alps 1796 Doolittle engraved map

Switzerland with its Subjects & Allies from the Best Authorities.

(Old Maps, 18th Century Maps, Europe, Switzerland, Swiss Alps, Lake Geneva, Lake Constance, Geneva, Zurich, Bern, Lucerne).

Issued 1796, Boston by Thomas & Andrews. Engraved by Amos Doolittle.

Uncommon late 18th century engraved map, of note for being produced, engraved and printed within the earliest days of the United States..

Nice looking example, overall browning and scattered light spotting, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.

Original fold lines as issued.

Sheet measures c. 8 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W.

Engraved area measures c. 7 1/4" H x 8 1/4" W.

Cartographic Reference(s):

Wheat & Brun, Maps Published in America Before 1800, 795.

O'Brien, Amos Doolittle, Engraver of the New Republic, pp. 21-30.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 1.

[R31534].