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Imprint: Paris, c.1765
260 x 395 mm., early wash colour. In fine condition.
This view falls into a category of prints known as 'Vue d'Optique'. A series of popular perspective views published in Paris, London and Augsburg during the second half of the eighteenth century. These engravings were meant to be seen through special optical devices technically known as 'zograscopes'. They are most easily recognised by there consistent dimensions and style with notable blue wash skies.
Stock number:4394.
£ 165.00 ( approx. $US 214.73 )
Imprint: London, 1703
280 x 265 mm., with minor fold split in the upper margin, professionally repaired, otherwise in good condition.
An early eighteenth century view of the pearl fishery at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, India. Depicted onshore are the buildings built by European traders. Oysters are piled high on the beach with all of the traders standing nearby. An illustration from Johan Nieuhof's account of his travels in the Far East with the Dutch East India Company, 1665-7. Nieuhof served time in prison briefly for attempting to smuggle pearls. It is an illustration from the English edition of Johann Nieuhof's 'Voyages and travels, into Brasil, and the East-Indies'.
Stock number:8615.
£ 75.00 ( approx. $US 97.60 )
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Imprint: Madrid, 1794
470 x 610 mm., in modern wash colour, printed on thick paper with uncut deckled edges, good condition.
A fine detailed plan of the town and harbour of SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, complete with soundings and sailing directions. Don Cosmo Damien Churruca (1761–1805) was a Spanish Officer who was well known as a scientific navigator. After completing the ‘Atlas Maritimo de España’ in 1788, Spain expanded the project to include her Colonial possessions. Churruca was sent by the Spanish Navy on many scientific expeditions to chart the waters of Spanish America. In 1792 he was appointed to head an expedition to set the longitudinal points in the New World relative to Cadiz, Spain. Arriving in Trinidad on 21 July 1792 and with the permission of the Spanish Governor Don Jose Chacon he proceeded to establish an observatory at Laventille. On 2 January 1793 Churruca observed with great precision the transition of the third satellite of Jupiter in the disc of the moon and also that of the first satellite, making geographical and astronomical history. From his observations he fixed for the first time an accurate meridian in the Americas. This detailed chart bears numerous soundings in the harbour and includes extensive notes in the upper corners describing the shoals on the map and sailing instructions for entering the harbour. A key identifies major landmarks.San Juan, Puerto Rico, was one of Spain’s most important harbours in the New World. As was typical of most of the Spanish possessions early maps of such detail of their holdings were intensely guarded. It would be another ten years before the island was opened to foreign trade in 1804. Direct trade with the United States of America was not permitted until 1814. Churruca’s chart was the source for that by the French Depot de la Marine in 1801 and by William Faden in England in 1805. The British Hydrographical Office produced a derivative in 1824. Churruca returned to Spain before serving as Captain of the 74-gun San Juan Nepomuceno when war broke out with the British. During the Battle of Trafalgar he was struck by a cannon ball and died from his injuries. Olga J. Mavrogordato ‘Voices in the Street’, 1977; Phillips (1909-) 4155 (map no. 25).
Stock number:6262.
$US 2750.00
Imprint: London, Published (for the proprietors) by H. G. Collins, Paternoster Row, 1852
Binding: Hardback
Quarto, three volumes (250 x 170 mm. each), contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards, gilt ruled, spine with ornate blind raised bands, each compartment with ornate gilt decoration, with red calf gilt title and volume numbers, marbled endpapers. With engraved title pages to each volume, pp. vi, 783; (2), 768; (2), 1054, with 48 folding lithographic maps on 51 sheets, consisting of 2 folding general maps of England and Wales, 1 folding plan of Liverpool, 2 folding of London, large folding map of the Isle of Wight bound under 'N' for Newport, North and South Wales and 40 maps of the counties on 43 sheets and 31 steel engravings, one or two with binders tears, environs of London with larger binding tear, Surrey and Wiltshire wrinkled, otherwise in very good condition.
The first use of the plates in this series was in Robert Rowe’s 'English Atlas' published in 1816, of which only two examples survive. Rowe (c.1775-1843) is recorded as an engraver and it is possible that he was responsible for these plates. It was Henry Teesdale (fl.1828-45) however, who made the most use of the plates with the 'New British Atlas' being published from 1829 through to 1842. These were the last intaglio printings. Sometime prior to 1848 the plates were acquired by Henry George Collins (fl.1832-58). Teesdale became a partner in the Royal Bank of Australia and it is possible that this was the time at which they were disposed of.Collins’ early career in books included various partnerships, a bankruptcy in June 1839 and spending four months in jail for embezzlement in 1847. He then began map publishing, employing Anthony la Riviere as a lithographer. These maps were lithographed for issue in parts as 'The New British Atlas' in about 1848. The second work in which Collins employed the maps is this 'British Gazetteer'. The maps now include a decorative foliate border.The earlier general maps of Scotland and Ireland are not reused and there is a new general map of England and Wales recording the British Railroads, by now and extensive network. Three folding maps of Liverpool, London and the environs of the capital are added alongside a new large map of the Isle of Wight. It should be noted that the collation in Chubb is inaccurate, omitting the general maps, those of Oxford, Wiltshire and South Wales. He also records Yorkshire consisting of three sheets instead of two. Provenance: private English collection. Beresiner (1983); Chubb 534; Hyde (1975) 371.1; Kingsley (1982) 72; Tooley’s Dictionary (1999-2004); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
Stock number:9941.
£ 395.00 ( approx. $US 514.05 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
20 x 26 cms., light browning lower right otherwise a good strong example.
The "Atlas Minor" by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three "Minor" versions of Gerard Mercator's atlas. Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. This map illustrates the Spanish regions of Aragon and Catalonia. Koeman ME 198; Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 9950:353; Phillips 3439; Shirley "Atlases in the BL" T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:4047.
£ 125.00 ( approx. $US 162.67 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630-[1735]
185 x 255 mm., in fine condition.
The 'Atlas Minor' by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three 'Minor' versions of Gerard Mercator's atlas. Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. Their following publication was by Henri du Sauzet in 1735 under the title 'Atlas Portatif'. This is an example of the second state after the shot silk moire effect of the sea has been erased, but before the addition of a plate number. A rare issue. Koeman ME 207; Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 9950:353; Phillips 5970; refer Shirley "Atlases in the BL" T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:4472.
£ 165.00 ( approx. $US 214.73 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
19 x 25.5 cms., in very good condition, small tear in upper margin repaired, not affecting the map.
The "Atlas Minor" by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three "Minor" versions of Gerard Mercator's atlas. Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were largely engraved by Pieter van den Keere. This is a lovely early map of Russia which in this case is engraved by Dirck Cornelissen Swardt. Koeman ME 198; Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 9950:353; Phillips 3439; Shirley "Atlases in the BL" T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:4075.
£ 300.00 ( approx. $US 390.42 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
195 x 255 mm., in good condition.
The 'Atlas Minor' by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three 'Minor' versions of Gerard Mercator's 'Atlas'. Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were engraved by Pieter van den Keere and this one of England and Wales is derived directly from Mercator. Koeman ME 198; Phillips 3439; Shirley British Isles 413; Shirley 'Atlases in the BL' T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:6235.
£ 350.00 ( approx. $US 455.49 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
185 x 255 mm. General map, in full modern colour.
The "Atlas Minor" by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three "Minor" versions of Gerard Mercator's atlas. Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. This being an example of the Asian continent. Koeman ME 198; Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 9950:353; Phillips 3439; Shirley "Atlases in the BL" T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:2754.
£ 500.00 ( approx. $US 650.70 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
190 x 245 mm., with later wash colour, good condition.
The "Atlas Minor" by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three "Minor" versions of Gerard Mercator's "Atlas". Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. This map depicts the north African coast with two smaller more detailed maps of Carteghena and the lower Nile River. Koeman ME 198; Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 9950:353; Phillips 3439; Shirley "Atlases in the BL" T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:4607.
£ 175.00 ( approx. $US 227.74 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
195 x 255 mm., in good condition.
The 'Atlas Minor' by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three 'Minor' versions of Gerard Mercator's 'Atlas'. Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. This map is of the south west of England and South Wales. Koeman ME 198; Phillips 3439; Shirley 'Atlases in the BL' T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:6234.
£ 150.00 ( approx. $US 195.21 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
18 x 25cm. Uncoloured map, which has been cleaned. Minor repair to right hand corner of the map.
Delightful small map of this popular area of Southern France.
Stock number:3083.
£ 175.00 ( approx. $US 227.74 )
Imprint: Amsterdam, 1630
190 x 250 mm., in good condition.
The 'Atlas Minor' by Johannes Cloppenburg was the least successful of three 'Minor' versions of Gerard Mercator's 'Atlas'. Published in just three editions the first was issued in 1630. The reasons for this are unknown but may have something to do with the fact that when the plates reappeared some forty years later they were in the hands of Johannes Janssonius' descendants. Janssonius had published a rival slightly smaller atlas in 1628. It is possible he bought this the largest of the three works. The copperplates for this work were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. This map Asia Minor or present day Turkey with Cyprus and the Aegian Islands. Koeman ME 198; Phillips 3439; Shirley 'Atlases in the BL' T.Clop 1a.
Stock number:5401.
£ 150.00 ( approx. $US 195.21 )
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Imprint: London, 1815
240 x 360 mm., etching in good condition.
A fine engraving of Moor Park Mansion, the home of Lord Anson. Anderson p. 128, Upcott I p. 623.
Stock number:8082.
£ 125.00 ( approx. $US 162.67 )
Imprint: London, Wm. Cobbett, 11, Bolt-Court, Fleet-Street; and may be had of all booksellers, 1832
Binding: Hardback
Octavo (215 x 135 mm.), contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards, gilt ruled, spine with raised bands, gilt ruled, gilt title. With typographic title page, pp. lxxxiv, 546, (2), with 43 maps, consisting of 1 general and 42 of the counties of England and Wales, some light offsetting, otherwise in good condition.
The Geographical Dictionary was written by William Cobbett (1762-1835) but the cartographer is unidentified. Cobbett was self-educated and the son of a labourer. An avid reader in his youth, he served in the military from 1783 to 1791, including a spell in New Brunswick, Canada. Although rising to the rank of sergeant-major he took up the cause of the underpaid and poorly treated soldier’s in a pamphlet. This did not go down well and he fled to France before going to the United States between 1792 and 1800. He wrote on several subjects, usually under the pen name Peter Porcupine, including some against the French Revolution and Thomas Paine. Being pressurised by a libel case he returned to England in 1800.The government under William Pitt, pleased with his anti-Jacobin stance, offered him the opportunity to run a government owned newspaper. Preferring independence he later launched the Political Register, a weekly work, from January 1802. From 1804 he actively collected and printed parliamentary debates since the Norman conquest. He also launched Cobbett’s Complete Collection of State Trails. Extending himself too far he was forced to sell his interest in 1812 to T. C. Hansard and the Parliamentary debates have been known by that name ever since.In 1805 he acquired a farm in Botley, Hampshire, and settled into the farming community with ease. Constantly willing to tackle the issues of the day he spent time in Newgate prison between 1810-12 and had to flee again to the United States in 1817. He was a prolific writer, the Oxford English Dictionary stating that he ‘wrote and published some 30 million words over the course of forty years (perhaps more than any other English writer)’. The Geographical Dictionary of 1832 records his thoughts in the Explanatory Preface; ‘Table No. IV. gives the names of all the rotten boroughs wholly cashiered, and also of those half-cashiered, by the Act of 4 June, 1832 [the Reform Bill], together with the counties in which they are, and the number of voters which they formerly had, this being matter which never ought to be effaced from the minds of Englishmen’. He concludes ‘it is a truly curious act that I am putting this on paper in the VERY ROOM in which Dr. Johnson wrote his plaintive preface to the prodigious production of his patient toil’. The simple maps only show the county boundary and key towns. Indeed, their proportions are only guidelines and are not accurate. A quick look at those of Cornwall and Devon will illustrate that. There was a second edition in 1854 but none of the examples found bear any maps. Provenance: bookplate of Alexander Speirs Esqr. Elderslie' pasted inside upper board. Batten & Bennett (1996) 106; Carroll (1996) 97; Chubb (1927) 440; ODNB.
Stock number:10287.
£ 250.00 ( approx. $US 325.35 )
Imprint: London, Geographical Dictionary of England and Wales, 1832
Binding: Hardback
Octavo (225 x 140 mm.), uncut, contemporary quarter cloth, paper boards, rebacked preserving original spine, with original publisher's paper title label, light wear. With typographic title page, pp. viii, 546, (2), ix-lxxxiv, with 43 maps, consisting of 1 general and 40 of the counties of England and 2 of Wales, printed on thick paper cut shorter than the binding, otherwise in good condition.
The 'Geographical Dictionary' was written by William Cobbett (1762-1835) but the cartographer is unidentified. Cobbett was self-educated and the son of a labourer. An avid reader in his youth, he served in the military from 1783 to 1791, including a spell in New Brunswick, Canada. Although rising to the rank of sergeant-major he took up the cause of the underpaid and poorly treated soldiers in a pamphlet. This did not go down well and he fled to France before going to the United States between 1792 and 1800. He wrote on several subjects, usually under the pen name Peter Porcupine, including some against the French Revolution and Thomas Paine. Being pressurised by a libel case he returned to England in 1800.The government under William Pitt, pleased with his anti-Jacobin stance, offered him the opportunity to run a government owned newspaper. Preferring independence, he later launched the 'Political Register', a weekly work, from January 1802. From 1804 he actively collected and printed parliamentary debates since the Norman conquest. He also launched 'Cobbett’s Complete Collection of State Trails'. Extending himself too far he was forced to sell his interest in 1812 to T. C. Hansard and the Parliamentary debates have been known by that name ever since.In 1805 he acquired a farm in Botley, Hampshire, and settled into the farming community with ease. Constantly willing to tackle the issues of the day he spent time in Newgate prison between 1810-12 and had to flee again to the United States in 1817. He was a prolific writer, the Oxford English Dictionary stating that he ‘wrote and published some 30 million words over the course of forty years (perhaps more than any other English writer)’. The 'Geographical Dictionary' of 1832 records his thoughts in the Explanatory Preface; ‘Table No. IV. gives the names of all the rotten boroughs wholly cashiered, and also of those half-cashiered, by the Act of 4 June, 1832 [the Reform Bill], together with the counties in which they are, and the number of voters which they formerly had, this being matter which never ought to be effaced from the minds of Englishmen’. He concludes ‘it is a truly curious act that I am putting this on paper in the VERY ROOM in which Dr. Johnson wrote his plaintive preface to the prodigious production of his patient toil’. The simple maps only show the county boundary and key towns. Indeed, their proportions are only guidelines and are not accurate. A quick look at those of Cornwall and Devon will illustrate that. There was a second edition in 1854 but none of the examples found bear any maps. A manuscript note is pasted in following the title, informing any future binder that two sections of the book were bound incorrectly and that any future rebinding take this into account. It has never been rebound. Pasted in the back are 12 pages of works available printed on smaller paper. Similarly, an advert for Anne Cobbett's 'English Housekeeper' is pasted in the front. Batten & Bennett (2008) 106; Carroll (1996) 97; Chubb (1927) 440; ODNB.
Stock number:10286.
£ 250.00 ( approx. $US 325.35 )
Imprint: London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; J. Harris; J. Cuthell; J. Cundee; W. Faden; J. and A. Arch; Crosby and Co.; J. Richardson; and J. M. Richardson, 1810
Binding: Hardback
Quarto (285 x 225 mm.), contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards with ornate gilt ruling, expertly rebacked preserving the original spine with decorative gilt ruled compartments, each with central gilt floral feature, with gilt title. With typographic title, contents, 2 general maps of England and Wales, 56 further maps of the counties all in early outline colour and 21 town plans, the latter bound next to the relevant county, 10 plans a little foxed, otherwise in good condition.
THE RARE SECOND ISSUE. Very little is known about either George Cole or John Roper (1771-1810). The latter appears to have engraved the plates to the atlas from the drawings of Cole. Two however were not engraved by him, Cheshire and Caernarvonshire. The publishers were the established firm of Vernor, Hood and Sharpe who began publishing the 'British Atlas' in parts from October 1804. An example in parts survives at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Thomas Vernor was the senior partner having been a bookseller since 1766. Thomas Hood joined him in partnership in 1794 followed by Sharpe in 1806.The maps were originally produced to accompany J. Britton and E. W. Brayley’s 'Beauties of England and Wales' issued 1801-16 in twenty-five volumes, a statement to which effect is found on most of them. The maps and text were however never issued together. The maps announcement appears in part 32 issued in May 1804. The first part of 'The British Atlas' appeared in October 1804, each would contain two maps and one town plan, or three county maps. The final part was published 1 October 1808. Britton's autobiography states that the maps were reduced from ‘original surveys ... published by Mr. Faden whose permission was exclusively granted ...’ The maps are very attractive. The complete work was published under the same title in 1810 by a conglomerate of ten different publishers. The contents leaf originally stated that the atlas contained 57 maps and 22 plans. It did not list that of the Isle of Wight which is always present and the list of town plans included one of Shrewsbury which was never issued. Therefore, the true count is always 58 maps and 21 town plans. Chubb had recorded a variant in the British Library which matches this example in which it has been corrected with the Isle of Wight now named and Shrewsbury removed from the list. At the same time the numeric counts above each section have been corrected and now read '58 Maps' instead of '57' and '21 Plans' instead of '22'. It is considerably rarer than the earlier version. Provenance: private English collection. Beresiner (1983) pp. 88-90; Carroll (1996) 62; Chubb (1927) 339; Jones (1849) part 2, pp. 63-4; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
Stock number:9935.
£ 1500.00 ( approx. $US 1952.10 )
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Imprint: London, 1693
445 x 560 mm., with some support to the very edge of the margin on the right side, light water stain to the upper corners, a nice dark impression, otherwise in good condition.
This chart of the west coast of Wales is from “The first systematic survey of British coastal waters and the first marine atlas of British waters engraved and printed in London from original surveys” (Verner). Since the late sixteenth century navigators in the waters of the British Isles had utilised the printed charts of the Dutch. During the mid-seventeenth century England fought three wars with the Dutch and her reliance on the work of the enemy was a clear source of embarrassment. The Dutch had private charts which were clearly superior to English sources.On 23 June 1681 Charles II commissioned Captain Greenville Collins to make a survey of the coasts of Great Britain, a task undertaken between 1681 and 1688. Collins was an officer in the Royal Navy who from 1669 to 1671 had sailed with Sir John Narborough on his expedition to the Straits of Magellan and the Chilean coast. He was master of the frigate ‘Charles’ from 1676 to 1679 and served extensively in the Algerian war. He was promoted to Commander in 1679 and retained that rank until his death in 1694. The 'Coasting Pilot' is a remarkable surveying achievement, and a landmark in the charting of British coastal waters. NMM 335; Shirley 'Atlases in the British Library' M.Coll 1f; Verner 'Captain Collins' 'Coasting Pilot'', in Map Collectors' Circle no. 58 no. 15 state 3, all three states appear by 1693.
Stock number:7499.
£ 175.00 ( approx. $US 227.74 )
Imprint: London, W. and J. Mount, T. Page & Son, on Tower-Hill, 1756
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Folio (520 x 335 mm.), two parts in one volume, later half calf, cloth boards, blind ruled, ornate ribbed spine with decorative gilt and blind compartments, burgundy calf gilt title labels. Engraved frontispiece, typographic title printed in red and black, dedication and Preface and descriptive text pp. (4), 26, with 51 engraved plates consisting of engraved frontispiece title, 1 small coastal chart printed in the introductory text, 5 large folding charts, 39 double page charts, 3 single sheet charts, 1 double page and 1 single sheet of coastal profiles, the folding Scilly Isles chart with a description of tides by Abraham Tovey pasted to the lower margin, with some light water stains and marks to the introductory text and charts of Rye, IOW, and Portland, River Avon with creases and surface dirt, some loss to lower right corner of Harwich and Aberdeen, otherwise a good example.
“The first systematic survey of British coastal waters and the first marine atlas of British waters engraved and printed in London from original surveys” (Verner). Since the late sixteenth century navigators in the waters of the British Isles had utilised the printed charts of the Dutch. During the mid-seventeenth century England fought three wars with the Dutch and her reliance on the work of the enemy was a clear source of embarrassment. The Dutch had private charts which were clearly superior to English sources.On 23 June 1681 Charles II commissioned Captain Greenville Collins to make a survey of the coasts of Great Britain, a task undertaken between 1681 and 1688. Collins was an officer in the Royal Navy who from 1669 to 1671 had sailed with Sir John Narborough on his expedition to the Straits of Magellan and the Chilean coast. He was master of the frigate ‘Charles’ from 1676 to 1679 and served extensively in the Algerian war. He was promoted to Commander in 1679 and retained that rank until his death in 1694. In carrying out his survey Collins used two vessels, first the Merlin and then the Monmouth. Page twenty-four of the introductory text details the areas surveyed in specific years. In 1694 Collins petitioned the Navy Board for a total of £1,914 10s. The Admiralty recommended the sum of £1,414 10s be paid. Many but not all of the original manuscript drafts still survive. A total of forty-seven charts were engraved for the ‘Coasting Pilot’ which was announced in the ‘London Gazette’ of 27 February 1693. The engraving was skilfully carried out by principally John Harris Sr. and Herman Moll, with James Collins and Nicholas Yeates engraving most of the cartouches. All but the first two plates are included in all later editions although some of the plates are replaced over time and many went through different states. The Coasting Pilot is notoriously difficult to collate. As Verner put it ‘The Charts used with each part are identified differently but there were a number of errors that were not corrected. Charts for part one are numbered to 39 but not every number is assigned to a plate. There are five undesignated plates in part one ... The unused numbers suggest that Collins may have intended to add more charts to the volume later. The charts in part two are lettered but again the same kinds of errors occurred’ (Verner).Hampered as so many English cartographers of his era were by lack of funds, the finished work is not quite as accurate as it could have been. However the 'Coasting Pilot' is a remarkable surveying achievement, and a landmark in the charting of British coastal waters. It remained in print for a hundred years, long after it had been superseded. This example of the 1756 edition shows signs of practical use. As indicated by Verner in his excellent study the engraved title page is in the fourth state first issued in 1744 with the imprint altered to ‘Willm. Mount and Thomas Page’. This edition includes the first printing of the replacement plate 12 of Portland Bill. The previous plate had for many years included a second plate for the lower left corner. Also making their first appearance in this edition are the second state of Plate M of Holy Island which is slightly re-touched and Plate S in its third state. Additional charts are Verner’s numbers 50, 51 and 54, all as called for. There are five larger folding charts; a general one of of the English Channel, the Scilly Isles, River Avon, Thames Estuary and the Isle of Wight. Provenance: private English collection since 2004. Sanderson (1971) no. 335; Shirley (2004) M.Coll 1f; Verner ‘Captain Collins’ Coasting Pilot’, in ‘Map Collectors’ Circle’ no. 58.
Stock number:9765.
£ 4500.00 ( approx. $US 5856.30 )
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Imprint: London, c.1720
565 x 445 mm, on double backed paper as issued, in good condition.
From the magnificent and important 'Great Britain's Coasting Pilot'. This was the first accurate sea survey domestically published. This fine chart displays the Menai Straits between the island of Anglesey and mainland Wales. Evans, Olwen Caradoc. (1969). ‘Marine Plans and Charts of Wales’, in Map Collectors’ Circle no. 54; Verner 'Captain Collins' 'Coasting Pilot'', in Map Collectors' Circle no. 58; Shirley BL M.Coll 1a no. 19.
Stock number:8037.
£ 150.00 ( approx. $US 195.21 )
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