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Antique Maps of The British Isles
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COVENS,
J., & MORTIER, C.
Les Isles Britanniques ou sont le Royaumes
d'Angleterre.
Published in Amsterdam in 1730, the second state, with the addition of
the Covens and Mortier imprint. The first state was published by Mortier
alone for his Atlas Novus. Fine example, an excellent impression, in
original outline colouring.
Plate size: 47 x 57.5cm with 2.5cm margins on all sides.
£
350
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 BURGHERS,
Michael.
Britannia Romana. Numbered 17 in top right border.
Copper plate engraving, published in Magna Britannia c.1715.
Signed 'M. Burghers sculp Univ Oxon'. Based on Morden’s
map Camden’s Britannia, 1695, with longitude
based on London.
18.5 x 26.5cms.
£
80
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 BURGHERS,
Michael. Britannia
Saxonica. Numbered 41 in top right border.
Copper plate engraving, published in Magna Britannia c.1715.
Signed 'M. Burghers sculp Univ Oxon'. Based on Morden’s
map Camden’s Britannia, 1695, with longitude
based on London.
18 x 26.5cms.
£60
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 SANSON,
Nicolas.
South-west of England and south Wales.
Engraving published in Paris in 1654. Original hand colouring.
37 x 53.5cm
£300 |
 COLLINS,
Capt. Greenville.
The Severn or Channell of Bristoll.
Copper plate engraving, first published in 1693, this edition c.1720, thick
paper, uncoloured.
Shows the coast of Wales from Gowins Pt [St Gowan's Pt] to Chepstow and
the coast of England from Tintagle to Aust Ferry. Scale: Leagues or Miles,
7 = 4½ inches or 111mm. The dedication reads: To the Right Honourable
Sr Robt Southwell Kt Who attended his Maj Who attended his Majty K. William
the 3d; in his Expedition for Ireland in Quality of Principall Secretary
of State for that Kingdom. Above is an elaborate coat of arms. Beneath
is a view of the King's arrival at the mouth of the Avon. At Shere Hampton
near King Road, landed his Majtie on the 6t of Septr 1690 he sailed in
27 hours from Duncannon Fort to King Road and lay that night at Kings Weston
at the house of Sr Robert Southwell.
Image size: 43.5 x 55cm. Good margins extra.
£400 |
SPEED, John.
British Islands.
Single sheet, divided in four equal sections, each with title and separate scale.
Holy Island. [top left.]
The only one of the four to have the name of the map maker: Iames Burrell, on a banner between the dividers above the scale. The caption beneath the scale bar reads: A Scale conteyning 32 pearch to one Inche. The bar is in five segments of 32, presumably perches, 160 measuring 1¼ inches. A perch equals 5½ yards.
Garnsey. [Guernsey] [top right.]
Scale of English miles 6 = nearly 3 inches.
Farne. [lower left]
Scale of miles 4 = 2¼ inches.
Iarsey [Jersey] [lower right]
Scale of miles nearly 2½ inches
Performed by Iohn Speede and are to be solde by Thomas Bassett in Fleetstreet and Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Churchyard.
Jodocus Hondius Caelvit Anno domini 1610.
Very good example, well coloured at a later date.
385 x 510 mm.
£500
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MERCATOR, Gerard.
British Islands.
Anglesey; Vectis [Isle of Wight]; Garnesy [Guernsey]; and Iarsey [Jersey].
Shown on single sheet, each island occupies a quarter of the sheet.
Excellent impression.
Very good later colouring. Minor paper fault on margin at lower left corner.
Image size: 318 x 430mm.
£300
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MORDEN, Robert.
The Smaller Islands in the British Ocean By Robt Morden Sold by Abel Swale Awnsham and John Churchill.
The date of 1695 is added in manuscript beneath the imprint.
There are eight islands shown on the sheet, each within a ruled border, listed here in clockwise order from the top right of the sheet:
Wight I; Alderney; Garnsey ol' Sarina; Iersey ol' Caesarea; Scilly I.; Man I.; Holy I.; and Farne I.
Fine condition, very good later colouring, the seas shown in wash, smoothly applied.Image size: 356 x 415mm.
£150
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