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Auction 171, Lot 455

"Nieuwe Kaart van 't Zuider Gedeelte van Groot Britannie Behelzende het Koningryk Engeland...", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: England & Wales

Period: 1760 (circa)

Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.4 x 12.8 inches
36.6 x 32.5 cm
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Handsome and detailed map that includes major roads, as well as topography and cities. Includes a bit of Ireland, Scotland and the French coast with considerably less detail. Oriented with a lovely compass rose.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression issued folding on a clean, bright sheet with two tiny worm tracks in the image in Norfolk and light toning along the edges of the sheet. A binding trim at right has been professionally replaced with period-correct paper, and the margin at top left has been extended a bit to accommodate framing.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $110

Closed on 2/6/2019

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