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Auction 185, Lot 443

"Great Britain and Ireland Drawn from the Best Surveys &c.", Kitchin, Thomas

Subject: Britain

Period: 1794 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.4 x 26.7 inches
54.4 x 67.8 cm
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This densely engraved map is filled with hundreds of cities and roads with the counties and shires listed in tables in the surrounding oceans. The superb title cartouche features Britannia and symbols of war, commerce, and exploration.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet, issued folding with light offsetting and soiling.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $300

Closed on 11/17/2021

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