The essential problem is it's not shown outside the frame and the seller says he's never taken it out of the frame. Obviously, if the back is blank versus has text (as with a magazine page) is something one has to see in determining what it is. And, also, you want to see things outside of the frames to judge condition. If he took it out of the frame and discovered the back was blank, he'd be reasonable in upping the price $1,500-- which of course begs the question of why he isn't pricing it as if the back is blank.
But the printing appears vintage. The graphics of Anson appear to be a wood-engraving which was a standard of the period. So I have reason to doubt the age.
Last edited by drcy; 05-08-2015 at 12:33 PM.
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