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"Carte pour l'Introduction a l'Histoire d'Angleterre, ou l'on Voit son Premier Gouvernementm et l'Etat Abrege de Cette Monarchie sous les Empereurs Romains, et sous les Rois Saxons", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Britain

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.5 x 20.3 inches
59.7 x 51.6 cm
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This fascinating sheet centers on a map of Britain under Roman rule, with a small map of England and Wales showing Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. An engraving illustrating a male and female figure at the time of Caesar's conquest of Britain fills the North Sea. Around the edge of the sheet are 54 medallion portraits depicting the royalty of Britain from Egbert (801) to Queen Anne (1701). The remainder of the sheet is filled with text on the history of Britain and tables concerning kings, states, and towns.

References: Shirley (BI to 1750) Chatelain 1.

Condition: A

Nice impression and attractive color with very faint toning along the folds.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/18/2015

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