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Sale 101
Manuscript & Collectibles Sale
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Lot 212 |
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Premium British County Map Hvntingdonensis Comitatvs. Huntington Shire, Blaeu, 1646. British County map, 15½ x 19¾, matted and framed to an overall size of 27 x 30¼".Cartouche of two hunters with their dogs, their hawk and the animals they have bagged. With decorative royal coats of arms; at left, putti link with ribbons coats of arms belonging to prominent people. Various landmarks--structures, forests, hills, etc. are noted. Very attractive. Estimate $500 - 800
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Lot 213 |
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Outstanding and Decorative title page, from Homann's Atlas Novus, Engraved by Caspar Luycken. "Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis Imperia Regna et Status exactis Tabulis Geographice demonstrans ." Johann Baptiste Homann, Nuremberg (1710). Includes an allegorical image of Atlas holding the World aloft, along with images of Triton, Mercury and a number of other gods, overlooking a projection of the Globe showing Africa and Europe. A wonderful, allegorical atlas title page. 19 x 11". Handcolored; trimmed to neat line and mounted to paper on board. Very good. Estimate $400 - 600
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