1695 John Seller Map Town City Plan Oxfordshire Oxford OXON Period Hand Coloring - $50 - (New York, NY)
1695 John Seller Map of Oxfordshire – Colored This auction is for a 17th Century Map of Oxfordshire, Oxford, UK engraved by Artist and Cartographer, John Seller 1695, born in London and lived from 1639 – 1701. The date of this map is 1695. The medium is an original cooper engraving featuring original hand coloring, which I believe was published by Francis Grose, London 1696. This original map of Oxford / Oxfordshire is from John Seller's most famous series of English maps, the "Anglia Contracta", which was first printed / published in 1695. The second set of English County Maps consisted of sixty-two miniature. John Seller’s 1st edition 1695 Maps are among the world’s finest miniature maps ever produced. The editions of the "Anglia Contracta" maps were printed in 1695, 1696, 1703, 1787, 1801 respectively. John Seller maps are very scarce and this Oxfordshire Oxford UK map is from the 1st edition of Grose’s extremely rare book, Anglia Contracta, published in 1695. This English County Map measures approximately 4.5” in height from the top to the bottom of the plate marks and approximately 6.0” in width from side to side. Complete map, including margins is 7” x 7.5”. The condition of this 17 century hand-made paper is ultra super fine for its age. Approximate edition size for this 1695 map / print from the book is approximately 300-350 in the world, which includes total production. The actually number still in existence is unknown. The cooper engraved plates for the series of these UK county maps at that time (1695 and 1696) were only capable of producing 300 strikes before the print lines would slowly disappear, thus rendering the original plate useless for future strikes. You can actually see evidence that this map was from one of the earlier plate strikes, as it does not appear to illustrate evidence of fading or missing lines altogether. In my professional opinion, there are many 1695 John Seller Maps of Oxford Shire Oxfordshire Oxford England …
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