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Sat, Sep 15, 2018 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1018

William Henri Toms

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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

(British, 1700–1750)

An Exact Prospect of Charles Town, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina, after Bishop Roberts, second edition (1779), originally published in The London Magazine, June 1762, uncolored, engraving on laid paper, 8 x 20-1/4 in. (sight); modern wood frame, 10-3/8 x 22-5/8 in.

Note: The 1779 edition can be distinguished from the 1762 edition by the lack of a small sailing vessel at the lower left margin.

, Provenance: Brunk Auctions: Thomas A. Gray Collection, March 29, 2010, lot 4; Private Collection

Condition

folds and creases, minor smudges, toning, areas of foxing, possible restorations, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions.