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Auction 173, Lot 232

"Nieuwe Kaart van de Eilanden van Groot Brittannien Behelzende de Koningryken Engeland, Schotland en Ierland...", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Britain

Period: 1743 (dated)

Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.8 x 12.8 inches
37.6 x 32.5 cm
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Handsome and detailed map of the British Isles extending to include the coastline of Holland and Belgium. The inset of the Orkney and Shetland islands is balanced by the title cartouche in the opposite corner. Engraved by Christian Sepp.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression issued folding on a bright sheet with faint offsetting, minor extraneous creasing, and heavy soiling along the left edge of the sheet, well away from the image.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/5/2019

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