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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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This is a superb example of the first edition with the general and county maps dated 1741. It is the first pocket size English county atlas published in the eighteenth century. It is surprising it took so long considering the runaway success of the road book ‘Britannia Depicta’ of 1720. The first edition of the atlas, in its four variants, was on sale for only a short time; within two or three months a new edition was published. Provenance: bookplate of William Charles de Meuron, Earl Fitzwilliam, of Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire, pasted inside front cover; dispersed Sotheby’s 1 March 1948 to Charles Traylen; Dominic Winter Auction 5 September 2007 lot 413. Hodson (1984-97) I no. 188 second issue; Shirley (2004) T.Bad 1d.
BADESLADE, Thomas & TOMS, William Henry
Chorographia Britanniae. Or A Set of Maps of all the Counties in England and Wales: to which are prefix'd the following general Maps
London, 1742
OBLONG QUARTO (245 x 275 mm.), full early mottled calf, gilt ruled with ornate gilt spandrels in the corners. Rebacked preserving the original ornate gilt spine. With engraved title and dedication, 5 engraved tables, 6 general and 40 county maps, engraved throughout. A LARGE PAPER EXAMPLE with wide margins and in beautiful FULL CONTEMPORARY WASH COLOUR. Complete with two free blank leaves inside both covers. A very good example.
Stock number: 5035
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