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Auction 89, Lot 165

"The Continuation of the Road from London to the Lands end - Plate the 4th…",

Subject: England

Period: 1719 (published)

Publication: Pocket Guide for the English Traveler

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.2 x 7 inches
25.9 x 17.8 cm
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Charming English road map from this scarce early travel guide. The road begins at Plymouth and winds its way through the hills of Cornwall to Lands End on the Western Sea. Decorated with compass roses and engraved on a stylized scroll very similar to the larger Ogiby road maps.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $200

Closed on 12/8/1999

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