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Thames River. Captain Greenville Collins (1643-c. 1694) The River of Thames from London to the Buoy of the Noure. London: Mount & Page, c. 1693. Large engraved chart on two joined sheets, hand-colored, large decorative central dedication and scale with sailing ships, inset bird's-eye view of the Thames with Old Father Thames reclining beneath; matted and framed, some damage to the central join with restoration, old folds, 37 x 24 1/4 in.
Estimate $200-300
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Greenville Collins, LondonJohn Dorfman
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