28th Apr, 2021 10:00

East Anglian, Fine Art & Antiques Sale to include The Robert Barley Collection - Live Online

 
Lot 744
 

Of local interest: Rare and possibly unique hand drawn map of Dunwich

Of local interest: Rare and possibly unique hand drawn map of Dunwich. The map with polychrome tinted street plan and map of the coast extending to Dunwich Haven and Walberswick in the North, including extant details such as St Peter’s Church (lost to the sea in 1697), this appears to relate to the Ralph Agas map (now lost) made 1587, a map which was subsequently copied by Joshua Kirby for his engraving of Dunwich published 1753, the present map shows the same degree of coastal erosion in the Agas map and the Kirby version, the present map also with extensive inscribed geographical detail in archaic English, French and Latin, details which the Kirby engraving doesn't include and so may be derived from the Agas original, the present map probably 18th or early 19th century, unframed, with cloth support, approximately 71 x 59cm

Provenance: The Lorna and Gordon Turner Collection

Sold for £4,300


Condition Report

Provenance:;Estate of Lorna and Gordon Turner, who were local collectors and dealers in Books with particular interest in Suffolk history. it's unknown how long this has been in their collection and how it was acquired. The map is cloth lined and anecdotally was previously rolled although is now flat, presented unframed. Deterioration is severe towards lower edge and an area far left (see images) also some staining general detrioration although the majority of the text and drawn detail is retained and legible.

we believe this is based on the (now lost) Agar map of 1587 and may be taken from the Kirby published engraving of 1753 (which is taken from the Agar map) this map varies significantly from the Kirby engraving only because of the extensive inscriptions in English , French and Latin, it's unclear whether this may have been copied from the Agar map or an original addition by the author of the present map. We assume this map to date from the 18th or 19th centuries

 

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Auction: East Anglian, Fine Art & Antiques Sale to include The Robert Barley Collection - Live Online, 28th Apr, 2021

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