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Auction 199, Lot 696

"Atlas Minor: or a New and Curious Set of Sixty Two Maps, in Which Are Shewn All the Empires, Kingdoms, Countries, States, in All the Known Parts of the Earth...", Moll, Herman

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1737 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.2 x 8.8 inches
28.4 x 22.4 cm
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This decorative title page incorporates the list of 62 maps enclosed in a decorative frame, surrounded by putti, sea monsters, maps, surveying instruments, globes, and more. Printed for R. Wilkinson.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MOLL-9c.

Condition: B+

On a sheet with a horn coat of arms watermark and light soiling that is largely confined to the margins. There are short edge tears and a couple small chips along the edges that have been repaired on verso with archival materials, with a few that enter the engraved image.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $125

Closed on 9/11/2024

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