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Auction 130, Lot 430

"Suthsexia, Vernacule Sussex", Blaeu, Johannes

Subject: England

Period: 1645 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Maior

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.5 x 15 inches
52.1 x 38.1 cm
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A fleet of ships is gathered off Pevensey Bay on this superb county map of Sussex. The map is filled with detail of the countryside including forests, parks, windmills, cities and villages. Flanking the title cartouche are the royal arms and the arms of four earls. German text on verso.

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Condition: B+

Some light foxing in the margins and some pencil markings on the map.

Estimate: $600 - $800

Unsold

Closed on 12/2/2009

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