Lot 297: Framed map by John Speed dated 1651, hand colored engraving, twin-hemisphere map of the world fully titled: A New and Accurate Map of The Word Drawne according to ye truest Descriptions latest Discoveries & best Observations yet have been made by En
Description:
Framed map by John Speed dated 1651, hand colored engraving, twin-hemisphere map of the world fully titled: A New and Accurate Map of The Word Drawne according to ye truest Descriptions latest Discoveries & best Observations yet have been made by English or Strangers, 1651 with California as an island, decorative borders of allegorical figures representing Water, Earth, Fire, and Air, celestial hemispheres, eclipses, and portraits of explorers creasing down center, recolored at later date. image size: 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 overall size: 22 3/4 x 27
Starting Bid: $1500
Estimate: $3000- $5000
Auction Date: March 29, 2014
Realized Price: $6300.00
