The original drawing of a map featured in A.A. Milne’s beloved book “Winnie-the-Pooh” sold at auction for nearly $600,000 – a record for a book illustration.

The original map that shows the world of Winnie-the-Pooh has sold for a record-breaking amount at an auction. Illustrator E. H. Shepard's famous piece sold for more than $500,000!

The original drawing of a map featured in A.A. Milne’s beloved book “Winnie-the-Pooh” sold at auction for nearly $600,000 – a record for a book illustration.

The original drawing of the map that appears inside the cover of A.A. Milne's beloved book "Winnie-the-Pooh" sold at a Sotheby's auction for nearly $600,000 -- a record for any book illustration.

The map had been expected to sell for between £100,000 and £150,000 The original illustrated map of The Hundred Acre Wood, which features in the opening pages of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh ...

The map is expected to sell for between £100,000 and £150,000 when it is sold on 10 July The original illustrated map of The Hundred Acre Wood, which featured in the opening pages of A.A. Milne ...

The original drawing of a map featured in A.A. Milne’s beloved book “Winnie-the-Pooh” sold at auction for nearly $600,000 – a record for a book illustration.

The original drawing of the map that appears inside the cover of A.A. Milne’s beloved book “Winnie-the-Pooh” sold at a Sotheby’s auction for nearly $600,000 — a record for any book ...

The original drawing of the map that appears inside the cover of A.A. Milne's beloved book "Winnie-the-Pooh" sold at a Sotheby's auction for nearly $600,000 -- a record for any book illustration.