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Virginia & Maryland. John Speed & Francis Lamb (fl. 1667-1701) A Map of Virginia and Maryland. London: Thomas Basset, [1676]. Large double-page folio copper-plate engraved map from the 1676 Basset and Chiswell edition of John Speed's (1552-1629) Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, uncolored, matted, in a double-glazed frame, with text on the verso visible, 15 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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Thomas Basset, Francis Lamb, United Kingdom, LondonJohn Dorfman
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