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Auction 186, Lot 428

"Nouvelle Carte d'Ecosse, ou l'on Fait Observer l'Etat de la Noblesse: les Villes, et les Bourgs qui Deputent au Parlement...", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Scotland

Period: 1708 (published)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.3 x 13.3 inches
46.5 x 33.8 cm
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Beautifully engraved map with good detail throughout and pictorial representations of topography and towns. The map is roughly 13" x 13" with the title above and tables on either side. These interesting tables list more than 300 towns, villages, baronies, duchies, viscounts, counts and marquis that are keyed to the map. The Orkney Islands are inset at the upper right.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a sturdy sheet with a hint of toning and a couple of small abrasions near the center of the image. The image shows grayish shadows that are caused by our scanner and don't appear on the sheet itself.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/9/2022

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