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Auction 133, Lot 388

"Nouvelle Carte du Gouvernement Civil d'Angleterre et de Celuy de la Ville de Londres", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: England & Wales

Period: 1708 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18 x 13.8 inches
45.7 x 35.1 cm
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Folio sheet containing a map of England and Wales (5.2 x 4.5"), a plan of London (9.2 x 3.8") and two engravings with allegorical figures representing the empire. Panels of French text provide a detailed history of the civil governmental structure (civil service, banks, legal, etc.).

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Condition: A+

Some faint toning in the text, else fine.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $275

Closed on 9/1/2010

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