28th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Thomson (John)
A New General Atlas, consisting of A Series of Geographical Designs, on Various Projections, Exhibiting the Form and Component Parts of the Globe; and A Collection of Maps and Charts, Delineating the Natural and Political Divisions of the Empires, Kingdoms and States of the World ...
Edinburgh: John Thomson; London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy; Dublin: John Cumming, no date [c.1816], large folio, [4], xii pages, fifty-six double page hand-coloured maps, 1814, 1815 or 1816 where dated, some foxing and tanning, small hole in title page below imprint, the edges of maps 27 and 46 trimmed into the fore-edge borders. Well worn half calf.
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Page (536mm x 395mm).
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Apr, 2023
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a two-year Grand Tour around Europe, is one of the highlights of the sale. Not only is it a remarkable and detailed travel diary written from a rare female perspective, but it is an important document recording the everyday social history of Europe and a treasure trove of information on picture collections and museums of the era. Also of note is a 17th century Manuscript Account Book with a connection to Crosthwaite in the Lake District, a fine John Speed Map of the World published in 1676, and a copy of John C. Bourne's 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway'. Amongst the children's literature in the sale is a first edition set of C.S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia', and a first edition of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'.
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