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Live Auction

The May 2020 Auctions: Day 3

Fri, May 15, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 2306

COPY OF FATHER LOUIS HENNEPIN (BELGIAN, 1626-1704), ETCHING, H 6.25", L 9.75", "A NEW DISCOVERY OF A..."

Estimate: $50 - $75

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A late 18th or early 19th century copy after Father Louis Hennepin's etching in his 1698 book titled "A New Discovery Of A Vast Country In America," p. 29. Depicting a man in French costume viewing the Niagara Falls with Native guides. From the estate of Gerald Torrence, Chicago.