A GEORGE II PLAN OF LONDON MOUNTED ON A THREE-LEAF SCREEN

Lot 117
12.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 2 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 117 | A GEORGE II PLAN OF LONDON MOUNTED ON A THREE-LEAF SCREEN
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 4 000
A GEORGE II PLAN OF LONDON MOUNTED ON A THREE-LEAF SCREEN

BY JOHN ROCQUE, 1746, THE FRAME 20TH CENTURY

The map titled ' An Exact Survey ... CITYS of LONDON / WESTMINSTER ... Borough of SOUTHWARK and the / COUNTRY NEAR TEN MILES ROUND B...N IN 1741 & ENDED IN 1745 / BY JOHN ROQUE LAND SURVEYOR & EN...U'D BY RICHARD PARR', with a dedication cartouche 'To the Right Honourable / Richard Boyle / Earl of Burlington & Cork Viscount Dungarvon / Baron Clifford of Lanesborough and Baron Youghall, / One of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, / And Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. / This Map is humbly Dedicated by / his Lordships Most obedient and / humble servant J Rocques', the hinged wood frame with brass corner spandrels, backed with gold velvet

Each leaf 76 ¾ in. (195 cm.) high; 33 ¼ in. (84.5 cm.) wide

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