A RARE AMERICAN COLONIAL MAP POWDER HORN

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A RARE AMERICAN COLONIAL MAP POWDER HORN 18th century, finely carved with the British Coat of Arms, the map detailing major towns and trade routes such as New York, Fort Edward and Albany, including a 'Plan of the Fort Harbour of Niagra 24 Iully 1759', and a small cartouche marked with numbers and tallies, decorated with sailing ships and townscapes, 31.5cm long Admiral Charles William Paterson (1756-1841), thence by direct family descent. Admiral Paterson had a long and distinguished naval career during which he served in the American Revolutionary War. He was aboard The Eagle, Lord Howes flagship, during the reduction of Long Island and the capture of New York. The horn has been passed down through the Paterson family line together with his portrait and further letters and ephemera.

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