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North America
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
A fine group of two eighteenth-century maps, as follows:
Senex, John. North America corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Society at London, and the Royal Academy at Paris. [London], 1710. Engraved double-page map (38 x 26 1/4 in.; 965 x 667 mm), contemporary handcoloring; a few repairs in margins and folds, hole in left margin affecting printed frame. From his American Maps, vol. 3. Stevens & Tree 61b but without the added imprint "for T. Bowles 1710."; Phillips, Maps, p. 566.
Homann, Johann Baptist. Regni Mexicani sive Novae Hispaniae Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae. Nuremberg, [1759]. Engraved double-page map (21 x 24 ¾ in.; 533 x 628 mm) contemporary handcoloring; repaired tear in right margin entering platemark, tipped on to a board. From his Atlas geographicus major. Phillips, Maps, p. 406.
Senex, John. North America corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Society at London, and the Royal Academy at Paris. [London], 1710. Engraved double-page map (38 x 26 1/4 in.; 965 x 667 mm), contemporary handcoloring; a few repairs in margins and folds, hole in left margin affecting printed frame. From his American Maps, vol. 3. Stevens & Tree 61b but without the added imprint "for T. Bowles 1710."; Phillips, Maps, p. 566.
Homann, Johann Baptist. Regni Mexicani sive Novae Hispaniae Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae. Nuremberg, [1759]. Engraved double-page map (21 x 24 ¾ in.; 533 x 628 mm) contemporary handcoloring; repaired tear in right margin entering platemark, tipped on to a board. From his Atlas geographicus major. Phillips, Maps, p. 406.
Condition
A fine group of two eighteenth-century maps, as follows:
Senex, John. North America corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Society at London, and the Royal Academy at Paris. [London], 1710. Engraved double-page map (38 x 26 1/4 in.; 965 x 667 mm), contemporary handcoloring; a few repairs in margins and folds, hole in left margin affecting printed frame. From his American Maps, vol. 3. Stevens & Tree 61b but without the added imprint "for T. Bowles 1710."; Phillips, Maps, p. 566.
Homann, Johann Baptist. Regni Mexicani sive Novae Hispaniae Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae. Nuremberg, [1759]. Engraved double-page map (21 x 24 ¾ in.; 533 x 628 mm) contemporary handcoloring; repaired tear in right margin entering platemark, tipped on to a board. From his Atlas geographicus major. Phillips, Maps, p. 406.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.