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 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 illustrated map of The Hundred Acre Wood, which featured in the opening pages of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh, is to be auctioned.

The original map that shows the world of Winnie-the-Pooh has sold for a record-breaking amount at an auction.

A map of Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood, drawn in 1926 by E.H. Shepard, sold at a Sotheby’s auction for a record $570,000.

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 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 original illustrated map of The Hundred Acre Wood, which featured in the opening pages of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh, is to be auctioned. Described by Sotheby's Dr Philip Errington as ...

The map appears on the inside cover of the original book, setting the tone for what young readers will encounter: the adventures of a teddy bear named Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends.

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 ...