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Auction 199, Lot 381
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"The Road from Cambridge to Coventry...", Owen & Bowen

Subject: Eastern England

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Britannia Depicta...

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.7 x 7 inches
11.9 x 17.8 cm
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This copper engraved, Ogilby-style strip road map features coats-of-arms and descriptive text by John Owen. It includes the elaborate title cartouche and text by Owen about Cambridge and Cambridge University. The map is divided into four strips, beginning in Cambridge and traveling east through St. Neots to just past Higham Ferrers, noting numerous corn fields along the way.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BOW-1n.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with a hint of toning.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $27

Closed on 9/11/2024

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