29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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[Ortelius (Abraham)] & Lhuyd (Humfredo) [Humphrey Llwyd ].
Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio.
1573 [1573-1581], hand-coloured engraved map, plate mark 385mm x 476mm, repaired diagonal closed tear through south-east England, mounted, framed and glazed. Map seller's description on rear gives date as 1579 but not examined out of frame. [van den Broecke 19.1 with 40/60/60 scale]
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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