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Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 363

Blaeu - Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula, Map

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula, Amsterdam, circa 1640, in two sheets, text verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, with title cartouche, compass rose, and inset map of Orkney Islands, plate 15-3/8 x 19-1/2 in., sheet 16-7/8 x 21-1/8 in., unframed

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

scattered light staining throughout, small hole in right sheet along border, formerly hinged in (tape remnants at top verso)