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Auction 192, Lot 419

"[Untitled - Penbrok Shyre / Carmarden Shyre]", Drayton, Michael

Subject: Southern Wales

Period: 1612 (circa)

Publication: Poly Olbion

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.9 x 9.8 inches
32.8 x 24.9 cm
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This rare and unusual decorative map is from Michael Drayton's Poly-Olbion, a romanticized, poetic topography of England. It shows Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire in southwestern Wales. Carmarthen, Milford Haven, and other towns and cities are identified. The landscape teems with allegorical figures: huntresses guard forests; shepherds stand atop the hills; numerous nymphs spring from the various rivers and waterways. Small islands are located off the coast, each with a towering female figure lording over the domain. Engraved by William Hole.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on paper with a vase watermark, printer's ink residue, and marginal soiling. There is a binding trim at bottom right that has been replaced with old paper, with an associated 0.5" tear that has been repaired.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 4/26/2023

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