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"The Artificial Sphere", Anon.

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Period: 1763 (circa)

Publication: Geographical…Grammar

Color: Hand Color

Size:

4 x 7 inches
10.2 x 17.8 cm

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A very decorative example of an Armillary sphere enclosed in a decorative rococo-style frame. An exact copy of Guthrie's frontispiece, but the scene is reversed.

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Condition: A

Trace of offsetting, else fine. Modern color.

Estimate: $80 - $120

Sold for: $60

Closed on 9/29/2004

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"The Artificial Sphere", Anon.

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Period: 1763 (circa)

Publication: Geographical…Grammar

Color: Hand Color

Size:

4 x 7 inches
10.2 x 17.8 cm

A very decorative example of an Armillary sphere enclosed in a decorative rococo-style frame. An exact copy of Guthrie's frontispiece, but the scene is reversed.

References:

Condition: A

Trace of offsetting, else fine. Modern color.

Estimate: $80 - $120

Sold for: $60

Closed on 9/29/2004

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"The Artificial Sphere", Anon.

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Period: 1763 (circa)

Publication: Geographical…Grammar

Color: Hand Color

Size:

4 x 7 inches10.2 x 17.8 cm

A very decorative example of an Armillary sphere enclosed in a decorative rococo-style frame. An exact copy of Guthrie's frontispiece, but the scene is reversed.

References:

Condition: A

Trace of offsetting, else fine. Modern color.

Estimate: $80 - $120

Sold for: $60

Closed on 9/29/2004

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4 x 7 inches
10.2 x 17.8 cm