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Auction 94, Lot 236

"Suffolcia Vernacule Suffolke", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: England

Period: 1645 (circa)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.5 x 14.9 inches
49.5 x 37.8 cm
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Beautiful engraved map resplendent with 12 elaborate crests fully colored with ribbon below carrying the family name for each. Typically grand production by Blaeu with good detail of countryside, decorative distance scale, ships in the sea, etc.

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Condition: B

Green color is somewhat faded, archival tape repair on centerfold, and there is a small area with a faint spots, still the map is very lovely and shows well.

Estimate: $350 - $450

Sold for: $275

Closed on 3/7/2001

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