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Auction 89, Lot 213

"A new Map of Present Spain & Portugal, Shewing their Principal Divisions, Chief Cities, Townes, Ports, Rivers, Mountains, &c.",

Subject: Spain and Portugal

Period: 1704 (published)

Publication: A New Sett of Maps

Color: Black & White

Size:
19.5 x 14.5 inches
49.5 x 36.8 cm
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Crisp copper engraved map with an large decorative title cartouche containing the coat of arms of William Duke of Gloucester. Wells was a professor at Oxford and his maps were highly regarded for their accuracy. One small rust stain in sea and light damp stain in margin, else very good.

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Condition: B

Estimate: $200 - $230

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Closed on 12/8/1999

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