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Sat, Sep 15, 2018 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1057

Speed - A New Description of Carolina

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

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$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
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John Speed (1551/52-1629) A New Description of Carolina, London, 1676, from John Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, black and white engraving with period hand color on laid paper, 15 x 20 in. (plate), matted

Note: The text below the title in the cartouche reads: Sold by Tho: Basset in Fleet Street. and Ric: Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard.

 

, Provenance: Deaccessioned from MESDA and Old Salem to benefit the Acquisition Fund

Condition

discoloration from water on the bottom of left sheet, small hole in lower right margin, slight separation in central margin at top, residue from linen or matting in top and right margins (not visible in matting)