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Description:
Johannes Cloppenburg's Nova Virginiae Tabula, Map. Copper-plate engraved map on paper, c. 1738, based on the Blaeu map, after John Smith; matted and framed with a photo-mechanical reproduction of a folding plate depicting nine heroic scenes from John Smith's autobiographical account of his adventures in eastern Europe from The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from Anno Domini 1593 to 1629, 28 x 20 in. overall.
Estimate $300-500
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Nova Virginiae Tabula, Johannes CloppenburgStephen L. Fletcher
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