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Auction 197, Lot 440
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"Merionith Comitatus olim Pars Ordovicum", Saxton/Kip

Subject: Northern Wales

Period: 1610 (published)

Publication: Camden's Britannia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.7 x 10.4 inches
32.3 x 26.4 cm
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This detailed map of the county of Merionethshire shows towns, rivers, mountains, and forested areas. The map is embellished with an ornate compass rose and a strapwork title cartouche that incorporates a distance scale. Saxton's and Kip's imprints appear as part of the cartouche. Published in the 1610 edition of Camden's Britannia, with no plate number or text on verso.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CAMD-1c.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a coat of arms watermark and minor offsetting.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 4/24/2024

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