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Lot 1616

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $500 - $700

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(British, 1679-1749)

The Water Frog, T.70, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1754 edition, Vol. 2, with monogram, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with IHS Ivilledary watermark, plate 13-5/8 x 10-1/8 in. page 20-5/8 x 14-1/2 in.; modern frame, 24-5/8 x 20-7/8 in.

Provenance: W. Graham Arader III, New York (accompanied by original receipt); Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

full sheet, some toning with minor stains, grime lower left, binding edge left