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Fine early edition of Brue's map of North America, published in Paris in 1828.

Excellent map of North America and the West Indies. Beautifully engraved on fine heavy paper with the embossed atlas seal of the publisher below the script title. Alaska is named as Amerique Russe and is still a bit misshapen.

The United States is shown with the northern border of Oregon Territory bulging upward well into Canada, reflecting the United States claims in that region, which became known as 54-40 or fight.

The individual state and territorial borders are shown up to the Mississippi River, with a large Arkansas Territory extending above Texas, which is still shown as a part of Mexico. The map is surrounded in a decorative keyboard border.

Adrien-Hubert Brué Biography

Andre Hubert Brué was a French geographer and cartographer. Born in Paris, he served in the French Navy, joining the Baudin expedition to the Pacific (1800-1804). After his sea service, Brué applied his navigation and charting skills to creating finely-crafted maps, which were renowned for their crisp engraving and accuracy. He drew directly on the copper of the plate, creating what he called encyprotypes. He is best known for the Atlas universal de géographie physique, politique, ancienne et moderne.