Auction: May 22, 2022

Lot #352: Hand-Colored Maps

(2) items including a posthumous printing of John Speed "A New Mappe of the Romane Empire" including original invoice from George Ritzlin Maps & Prints, depicting the areas encompassed at the height of the Roman Empire; and a posthumous printing of Engelbert Kaempfer map "Imperium Iaponicum" from his book "History of Japan" depicting the predominant islands of Japan including detailed delineations of provinces having Japanese and Romanized names; both double matted behind acrylic in wood frames