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Wed, Jan 11, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 865

Catesby/Seligmann - Map of the Carolinas and Florida

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Johann Michael Seligmann (German, 1720-1762) Carolinae Floridae nec non Insularum Bahamensium cum partibus adjacendibus delineatio..., Nuremberg, 1755, for the German edition after Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, sheet 20 x 25-1/4 in., plate 17-1/2 x 23-3/8 in.; modern frame, 27 x 31-3/4 in.

Condition

hinged in on mat with archival tape, two reinforced areas visible verso near center and at right edge, scattered light staining, some handling creases; frame with light wear and abrasions

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