29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Speed (John).
Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described with many Memorable Antiquities Therein Found Observed.
J. Sudbury and Georg. Humble, 1610 [1611 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, plate mark 387mm x 510mm, English text on reverse (pages 87/88, signature X2), closed tear to left border, framed, glazed front and rear;
idem, Merionethshire Described.
Georg. Humble, 1610 [1611 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, plate mark 385mm x 511mm, English text on reverse (pages 117/118, signature Qqq), some staining, framed, glazed front and rear (rear cracked) (2)
Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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