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Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1561

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $400 - $600

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(British, 1679-1749)   

The Flying Squirrel, T. 77, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1754, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark with "LVG", plate 13-3/4 x 10-1/4 in. page 20-1/4 x 13-3/4 in.; modern frame, 23-7/8 x 20-3/8 in.

Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

toning, some foxing, small tears with some loss lower right corner, uneven trim top left, hinged in