Lot 28 · Books & Manuscripts
to the right honourable john lord sommers ... this map of north america according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated ... [london:] sold by h. moll ... in ye strand, printed for j. bowles ... at the black horse in cornhill and t. bowles ... in st. paul's church yard. and by p. overton ... fleetstreet and by john king ... in the poultry, [ca. 1730]
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Books & Manuscripts, New York · 3 June 2014
- Dimensions
- 598 x 975 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4268670
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Moll, Herman. 1654-1732., to the right honourable john lord sommers ... this map of north america according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated ... [london:] sold by h. moll ... in ye strand, printed for j. bowles ... at the black horse in cornhill and t. bowles ... in st. paul's church yard. and by p. overton ... fleetstreet and by john king ... in the poultry, [ca. 1730]. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268670.
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Moll, Herman. 1654-1732., to the right honourable john lord sommers ... this map of north america according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated ... [london:] sold by h. moll ... in ye strand, printed for j. bowles ... at the black horse in cornhill and t. bowles ... in st. paul's church yard. and by p. overton ... fleetstreet and by john king ... in the poultry, [ca. 1730]. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268670.
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|---|---|---|---|
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