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Premier Auction - Session II | November 12, 2022

Sat, Nov 12, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 754

Fry & Jefferson - Map of Virginia, 1775

Estimate: $10,000 - $12,000

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Joshua Fry (circa 1700-1754) and Peter Jefferson (1708-1757), A Map of the most Inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole Province of Maryland..., London, 1775, sixth state, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, overall 37-1/4 x 50-3/4 in., plate 31 x 48-1/2 in.; black painted and gilt wood frame, 41-1/2 x 58-3/4 in.

Note:

Literature: Henry Taliaferro and Margaret Pritchard, Degrees of Latitude: Mapping Colonial America, Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2002, no. 30, pg. 154-159.; William P. Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998, no. 281, 449, pg. 266-268; 332

Provenance: Property deaccessioned by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; all proceeds to benefit The Joseph H. and June S. Hennage Fund

Condition

hinged in on mat, tacked down on mat along center join line with archival tape, some light toning, scattered areas of light staining, minor handling creases; frame with light wear

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