Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023
Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 860
Fry & Jefferson - Map of Virginia, 1775
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
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, plate 31 x 48-1/2 in., sheet 37 x 51 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
Condition
tacked down on mat at upper edges and center, scattered light staining and toning, some foxing along lower edge, light wear to edges, lower section very slightly misaligned; frame with light wear and abrasions
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Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia
