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Auction 94, Lot 366

"Cantonments, City and Environs of Allahabad"

Subject: India

Period: 1869 (dated)

Publication: Surveyor Generals Office, Calcutta

Color: Hand Color

Size:
60 x 58 inches
152.4 x 147.3 cm
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Large, folding plan, bound in green embossed cloth boards with gilt titling. The plan is an extremely detailed engraving with watercolor highlights and detail down to individual buildings. Tables and insets embellish the map.

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Condition: B

Dissected and linen-backed. Includes an index to the sheets. Very scarce piece.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $120

Closed on 3/7/2001

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