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Auction 95, Lot 428

"The New World: The First Pictures of America", Lorant, Stefan

Subject: American History

Period: 1946 (published)

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9.2 x 12.1 inches
23.4 x 30.7 cm
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First edition. History of the first settlements from eyewitness accounts. Features the water colors of John White (1585), de Bry's engravings of the Virginia and Florida settlements, and excerpts from Thomas Hariot's "New Found land of Virginia (1588)". Hard bound, 292 pp. Approximately 130 illustrations (66 color).

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Condition: A+

Near mint.

Estimate: $50 - $60

Sold for: $70

Closed on 6/13/2001

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