Manuscript map of North America takes £170,000

THIS exceptional 17th century map, depicting settlements in Canada and North America, was unearthed by Somerset auctioneers Lawrences in the attic of The House of Glennie, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire.

The manuscript map, meticulously coloured and remarkably well preserved on a 2ft 1in x 2ft 7in (68 x…

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