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Lot 55[MAPS-GREECE]
Three framed antique maps of Greece.
Comprising: SPEED, JOHN Greece. London: Bassett & Chiswell, circa 1676. Engraved map with hand-coloring, sheet 16 x 20 inches (41 x 51 cm), a sound copy; BRAUN & HOGENBURG. Chios. [Cologne: circa 1598]. Engraved map with hand-coloring, sheet 14 x 19 1/2 inches (35 x 50 cm), light toning and a few faint stains; and CORONELLI, VINCENZO MARIA. Pianta della Real Fortezza, e Città di Candia.... Venice: [circa 1690 or later]. Engraved map with hand-coloring, sheet 17 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches (44 x 60 cm). Framed separately. No map examined out of frame and sold as is.

An attractive group of maps of Greece including the fortress at Crete (Candia), the large island of Chios, a view of the port at Chios, and Speed's desirable English map of the country.


C Property from a Private New York Collection

Sold for $1,638
Estimate $300-500


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