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Ex John Senex’s very rare ‘English Atlas’ first issued from about 1710 as a collection of maps but not with a title page until 1714. As can be seen by the date of 1708 on this map they were in preparation for some time before. The title cartouche bears a medallion portrait of King Louis XIV. Shirley BL T.Sen 1a no. 14.
SENEX, John
France Corrected from ye Observations made by the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris
London, 1708
600 x 920 mm., early wash colour, small tear in lower margin just into the border, repaired. Minor fold parallel to centrefold ironed out. No damage to the secondary folds, very good condition overall
Stock number: 2871
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