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Auction 170, Lot 554
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"A New Map of Greece, Constructed Chiefly from Original Materials, in Which It Has Been Attempted to Improve the Ancient and Modern Geography of That Country", Wyld, James

Subject: Greece

Period: 1827 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
24.3 x 36.6 inches
61.7 x 93 cm
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A handsome and beautifully engraved copper plate map of Greece that identifies both ancient and modern cities within the well-developed, rugged topography. Includes a nicely detailed Isle of Candia (Crete) and three distance scales. Wyld assumed management of Faden's establishment in 1823, so this is an early reissue.

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Condition: B+

Original outline color with faint offsetting. There are a few fold separations that have been repaired on verso with archival materials, and the top margin is a little narrow with a few minor edge chips. Issued folding and dissected with original linen at right.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $140

Closed on 11/14/2018

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