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Auction 104, Lot 744

"[The Borough of Stamford]", Owen & Bowen

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Subject: England

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Britannica Depicta or Ogilby Improved

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.2 x 7.2 inches
10.7 x 18.3 cm
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Strip map in the style of Ogilby. Both sides include maps, with only one side colored. The colored side features the Borough of Stamford with the road from Robin Hoods Well to York with the coat of arms of Stamford. The verso features the continuation of the road from York through Burrowbridge and Topcliff to North Allerton. Locates bridges, churches, forests, hills, etc. along the way. Each panel with a compass rose.

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Condition: A

Couple of stray spots of color, else fine.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Unsold

Closed on 9/10/2003

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