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Mr. Philip D. Burden
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A nice example of this appealing atlas which was designed to be a companion to Dury’s ‘Universal Pocket Atlas’, with a charming series of town plans, most likely based on Rocque. First edition. Provenance: private English collection. Darlington & Howgego no.129; Shirley BL T.Dury 2a.
DURY, Andrew
A Collection of Plans of the Principal Cities; of Great Britain and Ireland: with Maps of the Coast of the said Kingdoms; Drawn from the most Accurate Surveys; In particular, those taken by the late Mr. J. Rocque ...
A. Dury, London, [1764]
Oblong octavo (130 x 170 mm.), full contemporary mottled calf, upper hinge week, worn. With engraved pictorial title (browned margin) and dedication leaf, engraved contents leaf, 22 double-page early wash coloured engraved maps by Joseph Ellis, 18 double-page early wash coloured engraved city plans. With slight colour offsetting of the maps, light oxidation of colour on some maps.
Stock number: 1791
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