Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th April 2023

Lot 161

A BIRD'S EYE VIEW MAP OF BRISTOL BY GEORG BRAUN...

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £220

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Description

A BIRD'S EYE VIEW MAP OF BRISTOL

BY GEORG BRAUN AND FRANS HOGENBERG, LATE 16TH CENTURY

a hand-coloured engraving, titled 'Brightstowe' with three figures in the foreground, taken from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', Latin text to verso, in a glazed Hogarth type frame

34.5 x 43.5cm