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Lot 208
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION -- MAP]. SPEED, John (1552-1669). The Mape of Hungari newly augmented. London: George Humble, 1631.
Engraved map with hand-coloring, 419 x 540 mm. Decorative border filled with vignettes of cities and figures. English text on verso. (Margins trimmed close, repaired closed tear near lower corner verso, centerfold reinforced verso.) Provenance: contemporary annotations in margins verso.
A decorative map showing Hungary and part of modern Slovakia, from the Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, produced in collaboration with Speed to accompany the Theatre and published in a joint edition by George Humble in 1631.
