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Mr. Philip D. Burden
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UNITED KINGDOM
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The market for sea charts in England in 1653 was dominated by the Dutch mapmakers. This work represents one of the very earliest English attempts to break that monopoly. “The work is accompanied by pilotage instructions, tables of seamen’s wages by rank, entitlement to prize-money, sick pay etc.” (Wardington Catalogue). On the title-page, Jenner states “any man may be as experienced in the Sea-Coast by this Card, as they have been by Land, by the six Mapps of England wherein the Villages and smallest Places were known to travell unto them, and where the Land Armies did lye”. This is a reference to his famous “quartermaster’s map”. An extremely rare item the Wardington copy sold in 2005 for £6,600. ESTC R207165; Wing D1139.
JENNER, Thomas
A Description & Plat of the Sea-Coasts of England
Matthew Simmons, London, 1653
Quarto (185 x 150 mm.), eighteenth century half calf with marbled paper boards, spine with raised bands gilt ruled with gilt title in compartments, with silk tie. With 2 folding engraved maps, the second with light waterstain and four wormholes, pp. (6), 45, lacking last leaf of text. pp. 43 & 45 misnumbered 37 & 36, title page backed, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 7979
SOLD