29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Hungary and Germany.
Blaeu (Guilielmum et Johannem), Hungaria Regnum.
Amsterdam, no date, hand-coloured engraved map, plate mark 422mm x 512mm, Dutch text verso (pages 40/?41, signature Pp), mounted, framed, glazed front and rear;
Speed (John), The Mape of Hungari, newly augmented by John Speede, 1626.
Tho. Basset and Ric. Chiswell, [1676 ], hand-coloured engraved map, tanned with restoration to centre head and tail, framed and glazed;
Nicholl (Sutton), A New Map of Present Germany, Shewing Its Principal Divisions, Cities, Towns, Rivers, Mountains, &c.
No date, hand-coloured engraved map, plate mark 375mm x 496mm, mounted, framed and glazed. (3)
Sold for £320
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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