Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 3rd October 2024

Lot 823

A MAP OF CHESHIRE

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £945

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Description

A MAP OF CHESHIRE

BY FRANCIS SCATTER AFTER CHRISTOPHER SAXTON, DATED '1577', PUBLISHED C.1579

titled 'Cestriae comitatus (Romanis legionibus et colonys olim insignis) vera et absoluta effigies', with hand-colouring, with a scale and a coat of arms believed to be those of Thomas Seckford, in a faux rosewood frame, together with Otten (R) and Smith (B), 'On The Map - A survey of Maps of the Border Counties of Hereford, Radnor, Brecon and Monmouth 1600-1840', published 2007 by Monnow Valley Arts Centre (2)

40 x 52.5cm