Original Winnie-the-Pooh map sets world record at auction

EH Shepard’s 1926 sketch, which was unseen for almost 50 years, sells for £430,000

The original map of Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood by the artist EH Shepard has set a world record for a book illustration sold at auction, selling for £430,000.

The 1926 sketch, which was privately owned and had been unseen for nearly half a century, introduced readers to the world of Christopher Robin and his friends in the original book.

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