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Auction 155, Lot 431

"Warwicum, Northhamtonia, Huntingdonia, Cantabrigia, Suffolcia, Oxonium, Buckinghamia, Bedfordia, Hartfordia...", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Southeast England

Period: 1619 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.4 x 14.5 inches
46.7 x 36.8 cm
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Mercator's great map of the southeast region of England including the British Channel and London. The map includes London, Kent, Oxford and Cambridge, as it covers the region between Norwich in the north and west to beyond the Isle of Wight. The sea is engraved in a moiré pattern and the title is included in a fine strapwork cartouche. French text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #5114:1.1.

Condition: B+

A nice impression on watermarked paper with full original color, light toning, and minor foxing.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $150

Closed on 11/18/2015

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