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Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1557

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $300 - $500

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(British, 1679-1749)   

Eastern Chipmunk (Ground Squirrel), T. 75, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1771, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with "J. Whatman" watermark, plate 13-7/8 x 10-1/4 in. page 20-1/4 x 14-1/4 in.; modern frame, 25-1/8 x 21-1/4 in.

 

Provenance: Patricia Lee Ross Antiques, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (accompanied by copy of original receipt); Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

hinged in, toning, text bleed, very slight foxing, small chip at left edge