Catalog Archive
Auction 140, Lot 525
Print View

"A New Map of Ancient Gaul or Gallia Transalpina…", Wells, Edward

Subject: France

Period: 1718 (circa)

Publication: A New Sett of Maps Both of Antient and Present Geography

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.3 x 14.3 inches
49 x 36.3 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This is an attractive map of ancient France showing the divisions during the Roman period. The map is decorated with an elaborate title cartouche topped with the British arms. The maps from this atlas were designed by Wells, an Oxford scholar, for the education of his young pupil William, Duke of Gloucester, the son of Queen Anne. William suffered from encephalitis and died in 1700 at the age of eleven. Wells dedicated and published the atlas as a tribute to the Duke.

References:

Condition: B+

Lovely color with light printer's ink residue and a small hole to the right of the centerfold.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 5/23/2012

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap