28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Manuscripts

 
Lot 19
 

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Yorkshire. A group of 4 maps, 17th century, comprising: 1) Ogilby (John). The Road from Whitby...

Yorkshire. A group of 4 maps, 17th century, comprising: 1) Ogilby (John). The Road from Whitby in Com. Ebor. to Durham [and:] The Road from Ferrybridge to Boroughbridge, continued to Barnard Castle in Com. Ebor. [London, 1675 or 1698], 2 hand-coloured engraved strip road maps, separately mounted, gilt-framed and glazed, mount apertures 364 x 475 mm; 2) [Jansson, Jan]. Ducatus Eboracensis pars borealis. The North Ridinge of Yorkeshire, [Amsterdam, 1646 or later], hand-coloured engraved map with strapwork mileage cartouche and allegorical title cartouche, coats of arms top right, Latin text verso, central fold split at head (tape-repaired verso), mounted, glazed both sides and gilt-framed, mount aperture 430 x 547 mm; 3) [Drayton, Michael]. [Allegorical map of Yorkshire from Poly Olbion, 1622], hand-coloured engraved map, mounted, framed and glazed, mount aperture 263 x 325 mm, all items with labels of the Country Gallery, Great Ayton, not examined out of frames (qty: 4) The two Ogilby maps are numbers 99 and 95 from his work Britannia, first published in 1675; these examples are from either one of the other editions published in 1675 or the 1698 reprint, as the numbers do not correspond to those provided by Chubb for the maps in the first edition.

Sold for £450
Estimated at £100 - £200


 

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