29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Speed (John).
The Mape of Hungari, newly augmented by John Speede, 1626.
Tho. Basset and Ric. Chiswell, [1676], hand-coloured engraved map, plate mark 398mm x 520mm, English text verso (pages 27/28, signature O), mounted, framed, glazed front and rear.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £400
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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