November Premier Auction: Day 3
Sat, Nov 11, 2017 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 12, 2017 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1083
Grierson - Virginia, Maryland, etc.
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500
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 |
George Grierson (ca.1678 - 1753), after work by John Thornton (1641 - 1708) Virginia; Maryland; Pennsilvania; East & West; New Jarsey; Dublin Sold by Geo. Grierson; at the Two Bibles in Essex Street, 1749/1767, black and white line engraving, 20-1/8 x 31-1/4 in. (plate), 21 x 32-1/2 in. (overall); unframed
Notes: This copy of the map was published in William C. Wooldridge, Mapping Virginia, figure 90, page 92.
Copies of this map are in the Huntingfield Map Collection of the Maryland State Archives and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University.
Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
not lined, five areas of conservation to tears and losses mostly confined to margins (visible verso), very minor creasing, fading, and handling grime
