Estimate: | £200 - £300 |
Hammer price: | £180 |
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Barkshire Described. [London]: John Sudbury and George Humble, [c.1627 or later]. Hand-coloured engraved map of Berkshire, title within baroque cartouche with the Royal coat-of-arms, panoramic view of Windsor Castle at the top, compass rose, English text on the verso with hand-coloured initial and ornaments, 380 x 510mm., framed and glazed. Provenance: From the Selected Contents of Coltmans, Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire. A FINE COPY of one of Speed's most decorative county maps.