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Description:
Map Collection, Fifteen Matted and Framed.
Including three small-format hand-colored maps from the 17th century of China and Asia; a colored folding octavo format map of Hungary and Turkey, London: Jefferys, 18th century; an Ortelius map of Europe with later color; Ortelius's Geographia Sacra, colored; Ogilby's The Road from Bristol County to Banbury, colored; Troisieme Plan de la Ville de Paris, 1729, colored; Blaeu's Catalonia, colored; a small uncolored map of Eastern Europe, titled: Walachia Servia, Bulgaria, Romania; a hand-colored view of Trier, 17th century; two 19th century atlas maps of Rockport, Massachusetts; and two others; sizes vary. (15)
Estimate $600-800
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Keywords
London, China, Hungary, Turkey, Bristol County, Paris, Eastern Europe, Bulgaria, Romania, Walachia Servia, Rockport, MassachusettsJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
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