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"Les Isles Britanniques Comprenant les Royaumes d'Angleterre d'Ecosse et d'Irlande Divises en Grandes Provinces Dresses sur les Observations Astronomiques", Janvier/Lattre

Subject: Britain

Period: 1762 (published)

Publication: Atlas Moderne

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.6 x 12.2 inches
44.7 x 31 cm
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Nicely engraved chart of Britain with an inset of the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Good detail throughout including coastal France through the Netherlands. Large and decorative title cartouche with the royal coat of arms, plus another rococo-style cartouche surrounding the four distance scales.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression with contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with light soiling, a bit of toning along the centerfold at bottom, and small worm tracks in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2025

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