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Jewelry, Modern and Southern

Fri, Mar 18, 2016 05:00PM EDT - Sun, Mar 20, 2016 05:00PM EDT
Lot 196

[Nova Virginiae Tabula] by Willem

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

Bid Increments

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$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
Blaeu, circa 1640 an uncolored version of Blaeu's map of Virginia based on James Smith's seminal Virginia map, double-page engraved map with vignette in the upper left corner portraying the Indian chief Powhatan, title cartouche, small compass rose, German text on the verso, 19 x 23-1/2 in. (sight), framed in a double-sided wood frame revealing the verso of the map

Condition

some foxing, water staining to both top corners, otherwise very good; not examined out of frame