1854 Spruner Map of the British Isles in 1485

Description: 1854 Spruner Map of the British Isles in 1485 WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Die Britischen Inseln seit 1485. Description: This is Karl von Spruner's 1854 map of the British Isles in 1465. The map covers from the Orkney Islands to Cornwall, including Ireland. Two inset maps on the top right corner detail the Anglo-Scottish border country and the area around Glasgow. In 1485, during the final battle of the War of the Roses, Henry Tudor defeated Richard III and marrying elizabeth of York, becoming the first english monarch of the Tudor Dynasty. The Tudor dynasty would rule the Kingdom of england and the Kingdom of Ireland till 1603. The last of the Tudor dynasty monarchs was elizabeth I, who died without an heir. She did however arrange for the succession to the english throne by the House of Stuart, thus uniting england and Scotland. The whole is rendered in finely engraved detail exhibiting throughout the fine craftsmanship of the Perthes firm. Prepared by Karl Spruner for publication as plate B III in the second edition of Justus Perthes' 1854 Historich-Geographischer, Hand-Atlas zur Geschichte der Staaten europa's vom Anfang des Mittelalters bis auf die Neueste Zeit. Size: Printed area measures 16 inches high by 14 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Blank on verso. Original centerfold. Original platemark visible. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "

Price: 165 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-11-22T22:45:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15 USD