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Henry Popple
partial map of the British Empire in America
partial map of the British Empire in America
c. 1742
hand-colored engraving 23½ h × 21 w in (60 × 53 cm)
hand-colored engraving 23½ h × 21 w in (60 × 53 cm)
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $813
This work is the southeastern portion of a four-piece map and covers the region from Bermuda through the Antilles to the north coast of South America. It is from the second state of the edition of unknown size published by John Covens and Cornelius Mortier, Amsterdam.
provenance: Estate of Florence Knoll Bassett