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Auction 118, Lot 553

"[Towchester & Litchfield]", Owen & Bowen

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Subject: England

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.5 x 7 inches
11.4 x 17.8 cm
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Wonderful, tiny road map showing the way from Towcester in Northhamptonshire to Dunsmore Heath in Warwickshire on one side, with the other showing the route from Staffordshire through Coventry in Warwickshire to Litchfield. Both sides are filled with minutely engraved information, showing buildings, coats of arms, compass roses and much history.

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Condition: A

Extremely nice color.

Estimate: $120 - $180

Sold for: $90

Closed on 3/6/2007

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