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SET OF JOHN SPEED'S MAPS OF THE CONTINENTS
A set of the four continents from the First Edition
of John Speed's Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World,
published by George Humble, 1626.
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 Africa:
AFRICAE, described, the manners of their Habits and
buildinge: newly done into English by I. S. [i.e. John Speed.]
published at the charges of G. Humble Ano 1626. Abraham Goss
sculpsit.
At the top border are small views of:
Tanger; Ceuta; Alger; Alexandria; Alcair; Mozambique; & Canaria.
At the left side are illustrations of the inhabitants: Marocchian;
Senagensian; Marc: in Guinea; Cab: lepo Gonsalin Accolae; soul Congensis.
On the right: Aegyptian; Abissinian; Mozambiquean; K: [king of] Madagascar:
habi; of cape of good hope.
Trimmed just inside top border, cleverly repaired.
£3,000
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 America:
AMERICA with those know parts in that unknowne worlde
bothpeople and manner of buildings. Discribed and inlarged
by I. S. Ano. 1626. Are to be sold in pops-head
alley against the Exchange by G. Humble. Abraham Goos Amstelodamensis
Sculpsit.
Views at top border: Havan port; S. Domingo; Cartagena; Cusco;
Il of Moca in Chili; R. Ianeiro; & Olinda.
Inset map showing the northern part of America to the North Pole.
Inhabitants: Groenlandian; Virginian; K. of Florida; Wo[man] of Mexico;
K. of newe England. Right side: Peruviane; Brasiliane; Brasiliane [woman];
a Mochan; and Magellanican.
Repairs to centre fold and the bottom corners of the margins, not affecting
the printed surface.
£4,000
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 Asia:
ASIA with the Islands adjoyning described, the atire
of the people, & Townes of importance, all of them newly
augmented by I.S. Ano: Dom: 1626. Are to be
sold in pops-head alley against the Exchange by G. Humble. Sculptum
apud Abrahamum Goos.
Views at top border: Candy; Goa; Damascus; Ierusalem; Ormus; Bantum;
Aden; and Macao.
Inhabitants, left: Asyrian Wo[man]; An Arabian; Armenian Wo.; A Sumatran;
A Balaguatan. Right: A Iavan; A Moluccan; A Chinean; Moscovian; and Tartarian.
£3,000 |
 Europe.
EUROP, and the chiefe Cities contayned therin, described;
with the habits of most Kingdoms now in use. By Jo. Speed. Ano.
Dom. 1626. Are to be sould in popes-head alley,
against the Exchange by George Humble. Sculptum
apud Abrahamum Goos.
Views at top: London; Paris; Rome; Constantinople; Prague; Amsterdam;
and Lisbone.
Inhabitants, left: Eng: Woman; Venetian; Germane; Polonian; Hungarian.
Right: Spainyard; Fren: Woman; Belgian; Bohemia Wom:; and Grecian.
Stained at top.
£3,000 |
 Gaultier,
Abbe Aloisius Edouard Camile.
An Atlas adapted to the Abbe Gaultier’s Geographical
Games, consisting of a set of maps coloured, and also another
set containing merely the outlines of kingdoms and provinces,
with the course of rivers, and the situation of the principal
towns, islands, mountains, &c &c.
London: John Harris, corner of St Paul’s Church
Yard.
No date. All the maps are dated in the title and the imprint. Each
title is followed by ‘for the Elucidation of the Abbe Gaultier’s
Geographical Games by Jehoshaphat Aspin (& date) Each has the publisher’s
imprint: London: Published by John Harris, St Paul’s Church Yard
(& date).
Most of the maps are bound in pairs, one in outline without any names
places, the second being a similar map but with places names added.
All are in excellent period colouring, in washes or heightened border
colouring.
Publisher’s purple half-morocco, marbled boards, original engraved
paper title on upper cover (worn).
1. The British Isles; 1832. Hewitt sculp. Inset of the Shetland Islands,
top right.
Outline map. A little offset of the print.
2. Same details as above, except for the engraver,
which now reads: Hewitt, sc. Carburton Str. Detailed map.
3. Europe. 1838. Hewitt sc. Outline map. Inset of
Spitsbergen, top right.
4. Europe. 1838. Hewitt sc. Carburton Str. Detailed
map.
5. The Central Part of Europe. 1832. Hewitt sculp.
Outline map. No date in the publisher’s imprint.
6. The Central Part of Europe. 1832. Hewitt, sc.,
Bucking(ham) Place. Detailed map.
7. Asia. 1832. Hewitt sculp. Outline map.
8. Asia. 1832. Hewitt, sc. Buckingham Place. Detailed
map.
9. Africa. 1838. N.R. Hewitt sculp. Outline map.
10 Africa. 1838. Hewitt, sc. Carburton Str. Detailed
map.
 11.
North and South America. 1838. N.R. Hewitt sculp. Inset of the
United States. Outline map.
12. North and South America. 1838. Hewitt, sc., Bucking(ham)
Place. Detailed map.
13. A Plane Chart of the World on Mercator’s
Projection, with the Tracks & Discoveries of the Principal
and most Recent Navigations. 1838. Hewitt sc., Bucking(ham) Place.
Outline map. The navigational routes are marked, named and dated. Otherwise
the map in outline, without named places. The Arctic and Antarctic
Circles are marked and named.
 14.
The World. 1838. Hewitt sc. Buckingham Place. No publisher’s
imprint. Detailed double hemisphere map.
15. Recent Discoveries in the Arctic Regions Drawn
by Jehoshaphat Aspin. 1838. Hewitt sculp St. John’s Wood.
Detailed map. It covers from about the Mackenzie Mountains, not
quite west enough to reach the border of Alaska, south to Lake
Winnipeg and to the west coast of Greenland at the east side. Unlike
the other maps, this is lightly coloured, with blue wash to water,
and some colour to the borders of the map.
£600
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 Charts
of the Heavens.
MANILIUS, Marcus
Orbis Caelestis Tabula Ex Marmore antiquo in Aedibus
Farnes Romae.
After Marcus Manilius for Astronomical, published
in London by Vaillant brothers in 1739.
Folded three times vertically and twice horizontally. Good condition.
Printed borders: 26 x 52cm.
£ 300 |
 SEBASTIAN
MUNSTER
LONDINIUM FERACIS: ANG. MET.
Woodcut. Appropriate later colour.
Strongly based on Braun and Hogenberg’s slightly earlier plan.
Published in Basle 1598. German text edition.
Printed surface measures 310 x 380mm
Howgego no. 6
£800 |
 Blome,
Richard, publisher. Engraved by Wencelaus Hollar.
London.
Title at top, within the border. Second edition, with dedication below,
to Sir Robert Vyner, alderman, knight and baronet, with his coat of arms.
At the sides and beneath the plan are 15 coats of arms of City livery
companies and the arms of the City of London. The plan extends from Limehouse
to Tothill Fields, and Stepney to St George's Fields. There is a key
to 45 numbered landmarks. The plan was included in Blome's Britannia,
dated 1673. Vyner was not elected alderman until 1667, suggesting a slightly
later publishing date.
Short repaired tear in bottom margin, just extending to printed border.
Plate size 17 x 27.5cm
£ 400 |
SPEED, John.
English and Welsh County maps.
The maps were engraved in 1610, and many of them have that date on them. The
dates given here are those of the date of publication.
Each has a description of the county and a list of the places marked
on the map on the reverse. Each measures about 39 x 50cm.
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 Buckinghamshire:
Published by G. Humble, 1646.
Plans of Buckingham and Reading.
Later colour. Fine condition.
£900 |
 Devonshire:
Published by Sudbury and Humble, 1646.
Plan of Exeter.
Early 20th century colouring. Good condition.
£800 |
 Dorset:
Published by Roger Rea, 1662, the date altered from 1610.
Plan of Dorchester.
Early 20th century colouring. Very good condition.
£600 |
 Lincolnshire:
1614 edition, one of the few that does not have a publisher’s imprint.
Plan of Lincoln.
Fine, uncoloured impression. Small area of paper loss at the foot
of centre fold, repaired and drawn in; repaired tear on left and right
sides.
£400 |
 Somerset:
Published by Sudbury and Humble, 1646.
Plan of Bath.
Early 20th century colouring. Very good condition.
£600 |
 Surrey:
Published by Bassett & Chiswell, 1676, still dated 1610.
Views of the palaces of Richmond and Nonsuch.
Later colouring. Very good condition.
£1,200 |
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JOHN OGILBY
From the first printed atlas of road maps, the 'Britannia', first published
1675.
Each measures approximately 32 x 47cms
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 [Plate]
3. The Continuation of the Road from London to Aberistwith.
This is the third and last part of the route, beginning at Bromyard,
125 miles from London, to Leominster, Kingsland, Presteigne, Rhayader,
Aberystwyth, 199 miles from London.
1675, second issue with the number added, a very good impression, with
later colouring. The right side is slightly shaved, affecting the top of
the scroll, the left side is damaged at the extreme top corner.
£
120 |
 8.
The continuation of the Road from London to Barwick.
Begins at York, being 192 miles from London, to Boroughbridge,
Northallerton, Darlington, Durham and Chester le Street.
1675, the second issue with the number added. Good condition, good later
colouring probably by P.J. Radford.
£200
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 10.
The Road from London to the City of Bristol.
This is the first part of the route, reaching as far as Marlborough.
Starts from Cornhill, west through Kensington, Hammersmith, Brentford,
Hounslow, Colnbrook, Maidenhead, Reading, Thatcham, Newbury, and then
the road divides, one part going to Hungerford and on to Marlborough,
which is the A4, the other part taking a northerly route to Chilton
Foliat, Ramsbury and then to Marlborough, 75 miles.
1698 edition, good impression and good later colouring. Trimmed close to
the printed border on all sides.
£230 |
 12.
The Road from London to Buckingham. Continued to Banbury.
Starts from Cornhill, to Marble Arch, Bayswater, Shepherds Bush, Acton,
Uxbridge, Amersham, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckingham and Banbury, 78 miles.
1698 edition, a very good impression and good later colouring.
£240 |
 17.
The Continuation of ye Road from London to St. Davids.
This is the last part of the route, beginning at Briton (Burton) Ferry,
through Swansea, Llanethy, Kidewelly, Llanstaffan, Haverford West to St.
Davids.
Good margins, later colour.
£175 |
 [Plate
20.] The Road from London to Hith.
This is Hythe in Kent. From Cornhill, the route is over London
Bridge, the only bridge, East Peckham, New Cross, Eltham, Foots Cray,
Farningham, and at Kingsdown the road divides, the northern route going
to Crossley, Aylesford, and north of Maidstone, the southern route
going through Wrotham and Maidstone and then joining the northern route,
passing Leeds Castle to Ashford and Hythe.
This is a very fine first issue, before the number was added. Later colouring.
£240 |
LARGE ENGLISH ATLAS.
The best series of county of England and Wales that was made in the 18th
century. The maps were mainly prepared by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Bowen.
The map of Middlesex was by R.W. Seale. In 1749 the original plan was
to publish one map each month until the series was completed, but this
proved to be too ambitious and the 45 maps were not completed until 1760.
It is interesting that there were no geographical changes to the maps
during their long publication period; the only changes were to the publisher’s
imprints beneath the bottom border. Usually the title cartouches illustrate
the produce and industry of the county. Each is packed with notes of
local interest. A typical example is an extract from the Cheshire map,
quoted below.
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 BOWEN,
Emanuel. An Accurate Map of the County of Kent
Published by John Tinney, 1753.
The first edition was by Hinton in 1751, this is the second. A very fine
impression, separately published, i.e. never bound, very lightly folded
at the centre, some original colouring to the boundaries. The cartouche
is especially illustrative of the county, showing hop growing, ship building,
naval paraphernalia, and fishing.
Some minor stains in the margins, and a small area of woodworm holes,
otherwise fine.
51.5 x 69cm. Wide margins extra.
£700
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 BOWEN,
Emanuel. An Accurate Map of the County of
Sussex, by Emanuel Bowen.
Printed for Robert Sayer, Robert Wilkinson and Carington Bowles.
Published in 1785. The Sussex map was the first to be made for the series.
The cartouche does not illustrate the produce of the county, as most of
the maps in the series. It is particularly interesting because of the surveying
instruments shown, a man is using a ‘way-wiser,’ a wooden wheel
with a dial on the handle to record the distance, a system still used today
in the more sophisticated way. A cupid-like figure is using a theodolite,
but, for some reason, he has removed his clothes; such behaviour is not
a Sussex custom, and, as far as we are aware, it never was. Also it cannot
be explained why the cartouche is not clearly printed when the rest of
the map is very clear. It is as if the cartouche had more wear to it than
the rest of the plate.
The views and town plans are of Chichester and Lewes. Most of the other
counties do not show either views or plans.
There are some repaired tears to the margins.
51 x 68.5cm. The margins are about half a centimetre.
£450 |
 Covens,
J., & Mortier, C. Les Isles Britanniques ou sont le Royaumes
d'Angleterre.
Published in Amsterdam in 1730, the second state, with the addition of
the Covens and Mortier imprint. The first state was published by Mortier
alone for his Atlas Novus. Fine example, an excellent impression, in
original outline colouring.
Plate size: 47 x 57.5cm with 2.5cm margins on all sides.
£
350
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 BURGHERS,
Michael.
Two copper plate engravings, published in Magna Britannia in about 1715.
Each is signed: M. Burghers sculp Univ Oxon. Both are based on Morden’s
maps that appeared in Camden’s Britannia, 1695. Both have longitude
based on London.
Britannia Romana. Numbered 17 in top right border. 18.5 x 26.5cms.
£
80
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 Britannia
Saxonica. Numbered 41 in top right border. 18 x 26.5cms.
£60
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 SANSON,
Nicolas. South-west of England and south Wales.
Engraving published in Paris in 1654. Original hand colouring.
37 x 53.5cm
£300 |
 COLLINS,
Capt. Greenville. The Severn or Channell of Bristoll.
Copper plate engraving, first published in 1693, this edition c.1720, thick
paper, uncoloured.
Shows the coast of Wales from Gowins Pt [St Gowan's Pt] to Chepstow and
the coast of England from Tintagle to Aust Ferry. Scale: Leagues or Miles,
7 = 4½ inches or 111mm. The dedication reads: To the Right Honourable
Sr Robt Southwell Kt Who attended his Maj Who attended his Majty K. William
the 3d; in his Expedition for Ireland in Quality of Principall Secretary
of State for that Kingdom. Above is an elaborate coat of arms. Beneath
is a view of the King's arrival at the mouth of the Avon. At Shere Hampton
near King Road, landed his Majtie on the 6t of Septr 1690 he sailed in
27 hours from Duncannon Fort to King Road and lay that night at Kings Weston
at the house of Sr Robert Southwell.
Image size: 43.5 x 55cm. Good margins extra.
£400 |
 BLAEU,
Joannes. Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Separate maps on single sheet. C.1650. Latin text verso. Fine
publisher’s colouring, the margins slightly discoloured at the extremities,
otherwise in very good
condition. It is unusual to find the map still intact.
Plate: 42 x 53.5cm.
£320 |
 SAXTON,
Christopher. Durham. The edition
published by Philip Lea, c.1693.
The County Palatine and Bishoprick of DURHAM Described by C. Saxton and
Amended with Additions by P: Lea.
Much altered from the original engraving date of 1576, which was the first
printed map of the county. The map still bears the signature of the engraver,
Augustinus Ryther, with the date he engraved the plate. The original title,
top left, is replaced by a plan of Durham, taken from the county map by
John Speed. The arms of Queen Elizabeth, top right, is altered to the arms
of Charles I. The arms of Thomas Seckford, the original sponsor, is replaced
by the new title. The alterations give an entirely different appearance
to the map.
There are numerous geographical additions to place names to the neighbouring
counties. Many more hills have been added to Westmoreland. Names of wards
are now included. Outside the border at the top and the left side graticules
are added with letters.
There was a proposed edition of the map in 1665. The changes mentioned
above were made at this date. In circa 1689, close examination shows a
mitre added to Durham and a cross added to each of the market towns. In
the edition of c.1693, the title is again altered to read as above. Beneath
the title can be seen the partial erasure of the previous title. The principal
roads are shown, taken from John Ogilby’s Britannia, which would
have made the atlas very much more desirable. At Weardale (spelt Weredale)
a tent is added.
The map is a very good impression and is in fine condition. There is some
colouring to the borders of the county only, the rest is left plain.
Plate size: 38 x 49cm.
£750 |
 NORDEN,
JOHN. Essexia.
Engraved by William Kip, published in the 1610 edition of Camden’s
Britannia.
Good impression with good later hand colouring, done with sympathy, a
green wash to the border of the county. The boundaries of the hundreds
are left uncoloured. Small repairs to the top margin, a some minor staining.
28.5 x 36cm
£400
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 KEERE,
Pieter van den. Essex. 1676.
Known as ‘Miniature Speed.” 8.5 x 12cm.
£100 |
 MORDEN,
Robert. Essex.
The smaller map, published for the series Fifty six New and Acurate Maps
Of Great Britain, Ireland and Wales, in 1708, is a rarer map than the Morden
published in Camden’s Britannia, in 1695. This is a very good example,
in good condition and later colour.
17 x 21cm
£100 |
 DRAYTON,
Michael. KENT
Allegorical map of Kent, engraved by William Hole for Drayton’s
Polyolbion.
‘An Intriguing series of novelty maps was published in 1612 to illustrate
the poems of Michael Drayton’s Polyolbion, blank verse extolling the beauties
of the English and Welsh countryside. Hardly a city or a town is named, but the
rivers and hills are predominant, each river adorned by a Goddess.’ From
Roger Baynton-Williams ‘Investing in Maps’.
First edition of 1612.
Good later colour.
Image measures 250 x 330mm
£400
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 HASTED,
Edward. [Kent] A Map of the Hundred of Boughton Blean,
the Liberty of Seasalter, the Liberty of the Ville of Dunkirk,
antienty the King's Forest of Blean.
Hasted's maps vary in scale. This in one of the largest. Two miles =
95mm or nearly 2 inches to the mile. The miles are marked along the London
to Canterbury road.
Very good clean condition, shaved to border at foot and neatly re-margined.
Image size: 42 x 37.5cm.
£
100
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 HASTED,
Edward.
[Kent] A Map of the Hundreds of Westgate, Whitstable, Blengate, and Preston.
Scale of Two Miles = 70mm or about 1½ inches to one mile.
Similar condition to the above, again with margin shaved, this time at
right side, and the outer border drawn in.
Image size: 37 x 48cm.
£ 100
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 JANSSON,
Johannes. The pre-1646 state Map of Somerset. Comitatus
Somersettensis. Somerest-Shire.
The title is within a cartouche at the top left corner. The scale is within
a simple tableau at the bottom, in the middle of the left side of the sheet.
The miles are numbered but there is no other lettering. There is no text.
The few records of the map that we have traced all have German text. Koeman,
Me 44 (13) 411, lists the map in Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s
atlas of 1636. At about the same time, Jansson’s contemporary in
Amsterdam, Blaeu, was producing his own maps of English counties, and Blaeu’s
map of Somerset was considerably more decorative than the map by Jansson,
so Jansson set about altering his map, using the same plate, but altering
all the surround. For the 1646 edition, the title is removed to the bottom
left corner, the scale to the bottom right corner, and the top left corner
is now occupied with coats of arms supported by putti. The galleons and
the compass rose positioned in St Georges Channel remain unaltered. Jansson’s
name is added to the left of the scale; it does not appear in the 1636
state. The only alteration to the map is in Devon where the name of Molland
is moved to beneath the symbol. Latin names for the cardinal points are
added to the appropriate borders. There is really so much difference between
the two states that comparisons cannot be made.
Original outline colouring to the boundaries, the rest is uncoloured. The
map is trimmed to the borders on all sides, replaced with contemporary
paper. The centre fold is repaired. The extreme corners show signs of wear,
caused by damp.
Size to outer borders: 38 x 49.5cm.
£300
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 KEERE,
Pieter van den. Suffolk. 1676.
Known as ‘Miniature Speed.” 8.5 x 12cm.
£100 |
 SAXTON,
CHRISTOPHER. Suffolcia.
Engraved by William Kip and published in the 1610 edition of Camden’s
Britannia.
Mainly good though the bottom right, the right side of the scale, has been
repaired and drawn in. There is some slight smudging of the original printer’s
ink, noticeable at the top of the map. Later hand colouring. The boundaries
of the hundreds are coloured.
27.5 x 37.5cm.
£175
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 MORDEN,
Robert. Surrey.
Very good example of the first edition, 1695. Well coloured at a later
date.
35 x 42cms
£240.
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 Jansson,
Joan. Suthsexis vernacule Sussex.
Published in Amsterdam in 1646, the first edition. Highly decorative map.
The colouring is later.
38 x 50cm.
£
750 |
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MAPS OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD
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 BRION
DE LA TOUR, Louis. L’Amerique Dressee pour l’etude
de la Geographie, revue et augmentee par
Mr Brion, Ingenieur Geographir du Roy, a Paris, chez Desnos, Ing. Geog.
pour les Globes et Spheres, rue St Jacques, au globe, 1764.
Engraving within separately printed decorative border, plate 47, of the
Atlas methodique et elementaire, the completed atlas published in 1768.
Feint original colouring to borders. unfolded, slightly creased and some
soiling, otherwise good.
Measures to platemark 35.5 x 41.5cms.
£350
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 SANSON,
Nicolas
COMTE,et GOUVERNMENT DE PROVENCE
Engraved by R. Cordier. Published in 1652.
Original outline colour. Some manuscript margin annotations in pencil,
ink and orange crayon.
Plate fault in lower margin. Large margins.
Measures to platemark 320 x 460mm
£
150
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 WELLS,
Edward. Ancient Germany.
Engraving, published in Oxford, 1701. Good condition, later colouring.
36 x 48cm.
£150 |
BONNE, R. Switzerland.
La Suisse divisee en ses treize Cantons. 1782. Original outline colouring,
very good condition.
30.5 x 44.5cm
£200 |
 MOXON,
Joseph. The Travels of St Paul and the other Apostles Or
a Geographical Description of those Lands and Countries where the
Gospel of Christ was first propagated.
Engraving, published in 1683. Four Bible scenes at the top and four at
the bottom. Laid on thin support paper. Short repaired tear
at right, and at centre fold.
46 x 33cm.
£250 |
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