const route53Zone = r53.HostedZone.fromLookup(this, 'my-route53-zone', { domainName: 'mydomain.com' });

and...

const route53Zone = r53.PublicHostedZone.fromLookup(this, 'my-route53-zone', { domainName: 'mydomain.com' });

and...

const route53Zone = r53.HostedZone.fromHostedZoneAttributes(this, 'my-route53-zone', { zoneName: 'mydomain.com', hostedZoneId: 'my-zone-id' });

and...

const route53Zone = r53.PublicHostedZone.fromHostedZoneAttributes(this, 'my-route53-zone', { zoneName: 'mydomain.com', hostedZoneId: 'my-zone-id' });

const sesIdentity = ses.Identity.publicHostedZone(route53Zone);

Argument of type 'IHostedZone' is not assignable to parameter of type 'IPublicHostedZone'.
  Property 'grantDelegation' is missing in type 'IHostedZone' but required in type 'IPublicHostedZone'.ts(2345)
hosted-zone.d.ts(146, 5): 'grantDelegation' is declared here.

Argument of type 'IHostedZone' is not assignable to parameter of type 'IPublicHostedZone'.
  Property 'grantDelegation' is missing in type 'IHostedZone' but required in type 'IPublicHostedZone'.ts(2345)
hosted-zone.d.ts(146, 5): 'grantDelegation' is declared here.

const sesIdentity = ses.Identity.publicHostedZone(route53Zone);