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Auction 138, Lot 498

"Anglesey, Ins. [on sheet with] Wight ol. Vectis [and] Ins. Garnesay [and] Ins. Iarsay", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Channel Islands

Period: 1607 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.3 inches
19.1 x 13.5 cm
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This is a reduced version of Mercator's folio map with four maps on one sheet depicting the English islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Wright and Alderney. Each map is embellished with its own decorative title cartouche and scale of miles. This is from the first edition, with Latin text on verso.

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Condition: B+

Marginal soiling with a tiny spot near center and a short tear that just enters neatline at bottom right and has been professionally repaired. Manuscript page number and cardinal directions in blank margins.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 12/7/2011

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