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Auction 203, Lot 404
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"Le Royaume d'Ecosse Divise en Shires ou Comtes", Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles

Subject: Scotland

Period: 1751 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 19.1 inches
57.2 x 48.5 cm
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This handsome map of Scotland delineates the counties and shows countless place names, harbors, islands, rivers, mountains, shoals, bays and firths. At lower left is a beautifully engraved rococo cartouche. This is the second state with Flannan Isle moved west of the Western Isles and the addition of St. Kilda, published circa 1768.

References: Pedley #52.

Condition: B

A dark impression on watermarked paper with some creasing adjacent to the centerfold and dampstaining at top. There is an archivally repaired 3" tear at top.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/23/2025

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