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Auction 193, Lot 433

"L'Irlande, Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, Etc. Augmentees de Nouveau", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Ireland

Period: 1729 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.8 x 8.9 inches
30 x 22.6 cm
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This handsome copper engraved map of Ireland is filled with detail. Towns and cities, rivers, mountains, and political divisions are shown. The Isle of Man, Anglesey, and parts of Scotland and Wales appear as well. A large pictorial cartouche features a hunting scene and two distance scales.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with modern color that bleeds through on verso.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/21/2023

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