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Speed, John: A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne
According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoveries & Best Observations yt Have Beene Made by English or Strangers, 1651. Hand-coloured double-page engraved twin-hemisphere map, 4 portraits of circumnavigators, 4 allegorical figures representing Water, Earth, Fire and Air, celestial hemispheres, astronomical drawings of eclipses, and diagrams. With San Francisco is clearly shown as an island, Backed onto wooden board, 59 x 46 cm Edges a little frayed.
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Speed, John: A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne
Estimate £500-£1,000
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£440
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