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Hand Coloured Engraved Map of Oxfordshire by Robert Plot

Name: Hand Coloured Engraved Map of Oxfordshire by Robert Plot
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA650855
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17th century

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Description

An extremely good and impressive hand coloured engraved map of Oxfordshire by Robert Plot with a decorative cartouche, mileage scale, table of explanation and compass rose. Created by the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford and decorated with 172 coats of arms of the county’s gentry, Oxford colleges, the city and the four county towns this is one of the most decorative maps of Oxfordshire ever produced.

Circa 1677

H:30”, 76 cms, W:28”, 71 cms, D:0.75”, 2 cms.

A label on the back of the frame reads “ Oxfordshire A magnificent map engraved by Michael Burghers and published in Robert Plot’s “Natural History of Oxfordshire” 1677, later hand coloured. Robert Plot was responsible for two volumes on Natural History, Oxfordshire (1677) and Staffordshire (1686). Both contain wonderful innovative maps of the respective counties. Michael Burghers was a Dutchman who lived in Oxford and worked as engraver to the university.

Physical Dimensions

Height

76cm (29.92")

Width

71cm (27.95")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this piece to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA650855

Dealers Internal Reference

409K

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Description

fig 1. Hand coloured engraved map of Oxfordshire by Robert Plot — fig 1. Hand Coloured Engraved Map of Oxfordshire by Robert Plot

Circa 1677

H:30”, 76 cms, W:28”, 71 cms, D:0.75”, 2 cms.

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A label on the back of the frame reads “ Oxfordshire A magnificent map engraved by Michael Burghers and published in Robert Plot’s “Natural History of Oxfordshire” 1677, later hand coloured.