THORNTON, JOHN. A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPT MAP OF NORTH AMERICA and CANADA, hand coloured, folded, on vellum, depicting an area south from Hudson`s Straights, including James Bay, Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New England to New York. "Made by John Thornton at the Signe of the Platt in the Minories Anno: 1699. Measures approx. 675 mm. (26 1/2 ins) x 795 mm. (31 1/4 ins). John Thornton (1641 - 1708), hydrographer, `plattmaker` (i.e. chart), engraver and publisher, was apprenticed to John Burston in the Drapers` Company from 1656 and made a freeman in 1664/5, The Draper`s Company included a number of chartmakers known collectively as the Thames School of Chartmakers. He collaborated with other publishers and mapmakers including William Fisher, John Seller and Richard Mount. Thornton was appointed hydrographer to both the Hudson`s Bay and East India companies. Printed maps of North America by Thornton appear in the Atlas Maritimus of c. 1685 and vol 4 of The English Pilot, 1689 and later editions, though none are identical to our map. We have examined British Library Ms. Ad 5414:20, Thornton`s rolled map on vellum of Hudson`s Bay, 1685 and are satisfied that our map is in the same hand. It has been suggested that this map may have been a special commission for a patron. Much detail is given to the small settlements on the coast of Newfoundland, and it is possible that this may indicate an interest in the fishing business. This apparently unrecorded map has lain undisturbed for many years in the attics of The House of Glennie, By Huntly, Aberdeenshire. It is likely to have been inherited by Mrs. Moulton-Barrett from her father, the financier Harold Fortington, who lived in New York before the Second World War, and had business interests in Canada and the U.S.A. We are grateful to Peter Barber and Tom Harper of the British Library for help in cataloguing this map. References. Tyacke, S. London mapsellers 1660 - 1720, 1978 Thrower, N. The compleat plattmaker, 1978 Ronciere, Monique de la. Manuscript Charts by John Thornton..., Imago Mundi,vol 19 1965 See illustrations.
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Railways.- Case of the Opponents of that portion o folded sheet map with routes supplied in red and blue soiled slight tears to folds [c.1837] § Clark (D.K.) and Zerah Colburn. Recent Practice in the Locomotive Engine (being a supplement to “Railway Machinery”) plates modern cloth Glasgow 1860 § Colburn (Z.) Locomotive Engineering 2 vol. plates modern cloth London & Glasgow [1871] § Francis (J.) A History of the English Railway 2 vol. foxed original cloth spines torn 1851 § Cotterell (S.) and G.H.Wilkinson. The London & North Western Locomotives... 8 parts in 1 folding colour frontispiece illustrations gilt-stamped decorative colour wrappers to parts 2-8 bound in at end original cloth browned spine chipped at head Birmingham 1899 § British Expresses 1898. Christmas Number of the “Locomotive Magazine” folding colour frontispiece illustrations original cloth blocked in silver illustration mounted on upper cover 1898 most rubbed; and 6 others on railways and locomotives v.s. (14)(14)
Yarrell (William) History of British Birds 3 vol wood engravings contemporary polished calf spines detached rubbed 1843 § Rosengarten (A.) A Handbook on Architectural Styles illustrations contemporary signature to front free endpaper original cloth slightly rubbed 1927 § Thompson (W.M) The Land and the Book map illustrations contemporary morocco gilt and embossed decoration slightly rubbed 1863 § Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens illustrations by Arthur Rackham contemporary annotation to title original cloth faded [1917]; and small quantity of others similar v.s. (qty)(qty)
Blaeu (Joan) Ducatus Eboracensis Anglice Yorkshire cartouche title 3 coats of arms French text to verso engraved map with hand colouring 390 x 500mm central vertical fold [c.1645] § Morden (Robert) The West Riding of Yorkshire engraved map with hand colouring 360 x 410mm central vertical fold browning [c.1695]; and another (3) (3)
Cary (John) A New Map of England engraved map in full original hand-colouring 600 x 520mm. central horizontal fold slight spotting and surface dirt 1809; attached by binding strip to the engraved title to Cary`s New English Atlas with a later George Philip & Son map of England and Wales laid on versos in between; also with Cary`s county maps of Wiltshire and Hampshire; and a geological map of the British Isles 1939 (5)(5)
Greenwood (C. & J.) Map of the County of Salop; Ma 2 county maps with large vignette views of Shrewsbury and Lichfield Cathedral respectively engraved maps with original hand-colouring each c.630 x 730mm. each with a central vertical fold the former with a short split Greenwood & Co. 1830 § Morden (Robert) Shropshire; Staffordshire 2 engraved county maps 370 x 425mm. and 430 x 380mm. each with a central fold surface dust Abel Swale Awnsham & John Churchill c.1695 (4)(4)
Ritchie (Leitch) Scott & Scotland engravings after George Cattermole contemporary morocco rubbed 1835 § Galignani (A.&W.) New Paris Guide folding map contemporary calf spine defective boards detached Paris 1837 § Baedeker (Karl) Northern France fifth edition maps and plans original cloth upper joint torn soiled 1909 § Freeman (Lewis R.) In the Tracks of the Trades first edition illustrations presentation inscription to front endpaper library marks to title original cloth slightly rubbed New York 1920 § Bruce (James) Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile vol. 2 & 4 only first edition covers detached Edinborough 1790; and a quantity of others similar on travel and topography v.s. (5 boxes)(5 Boxes)
Rockhill (William Woodville) Diary of a Journey th first edition 27 plates many photographic folding map partly coloured illustrations later pen signature to title a few short tears to map original pictorial cloth gilt lower edge frayed rubbed at extremities [Yakushi R286] a good copy large 8vo Washington Smithsonian Institution 1894.
Sutherland (Captain David) A Tour up the Straits from Gibraltar to Constantinople second edition endpapers and title spotted contemporary mottled calf broken for the author 1790 § Feltham (John) A Tour through the Island of Mann in 1797 and 1798 engraved folding frontispiece map title vignette and 3 plates on 2 sheets engraved illustrations map offsetting on title orginal boards upper cover detached taking map with it spine and corners worn soiled Bath R. Cruttwell 1798; and 4 others all but 1 British Topography v.s. (6)(6)
Sutherland (Alexander) The Achievements of the Kni 2 vol. engraved frontispieces and folding plate modern cloth uncut Edinburgh 1831 § Miège (M.) Histoire de Malte 2 vol. 2 folding maps a little browned contemporary half morocco spines gilt and faded joints rubbed or cracked Brussels 1841 § Seddall (Rev. Henry) Malta: Past and Present folding map ex-library copy with embossed stamp on title original cloth spine worn and chipped 1870 § Cassar (Paul) Medical History of Malta presentation copy from the series editor illustrations original cloth dust-jacket slightly rubbed Wellcome Historical Medical Library 1964; and 2 others on Malta 8vo & 4to (8)(8)
Polar.- Kane (Elisha Kent) Arctic Explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853 `54 `55 2 vol. first edition portrait frontispieces additional engraved vignette titles plates folding map text-illustrations some marking contemporary half calf rubbed front cover of vol. 1 loose 8vo Philadelphia 1856.
(Captain W.E.) Journals of the First Second and T (Captain W.E.) Journals of the First Second and Third Voyages for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific 5 vol. 1828; Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole 1829 together 6 vol. 11 plates folding map foxing and browning contemporary calf spines gilt vol. 2&3 spines detached vol.3 front cover detached rubbed and suffed joints cracking 1828 & 1829 § [Collins (Arthur)] The Baronettage of England vol. 2 only title in red and black browning contemporary panelled calf water-staining to lower cover joints cracked W.Taylor et al. 1720 16mo & 8vo (7) *** The Parry is rare with the sixth volume. (7)
-. Albert-Montémont (M.) Voyages autour Du Monde half-title 7 hand-coloured plates and a map wood-engraved illustrations occasional browning or spotting edges of half-title and title well repaired later half cloth 4to Paris 1860. *** With biographies of some major explorers including Cook La Pérouse and Dumont d`Urville.
After Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA 1723-1792- "John Charles Viscount Althorp,aged four years", publ 1910 W M Power, 121 Victoria Street, Westminster; mezzotint printed in colours, bears pencil inscription, in a carved frame, 39.5x26cm: H Norman, British, early 20th century- Portrait of a woman in a hat, publ 1911 Alfred Bell & Co, 47 Duke Street, London, SW; mezzotint printed in colours, signed in pencil, in a carved gilt wood frame, 31x26cm: together with a quantity of reproduction prints and pictures, including a hand coloured map of Shropshire, (a lot)
British School, 18th century- "A True and Exact Draught of the Tower Liberties, survey`d in the Year 1597 by Gulielmus Haiward and J. Gascoyne", 1742; engraved map, 41.2x56.6cm: John Goldar 1729-1795- "Sarah Duchess of Marlborough" Godfrey Kneller, publ as the act directs Feby 11 1786; engraving, 28x20cm: together with a number of other portrait engravings and loose unframed prints, (a lot) (part unframed)
* Georg Matthaus Seutter 1678-1757- "Mappa Geographica Regni Bohemiae.."; hand-coloured engraved map, with scale and cartouche, central vertical crease, 52x60cm,: : Norman Hirst ARE 1862-1956- Pastoral scene; mezzotint, signed with initials within the plate, signed in pencil, 28.7x38cm. Provenance: with Thos Agnew & Sons, London according to labels attached top the reverse of the frame: together with Hinchcliffe, mid 19th century - "Sinking of the Royal George", publ. by J & F Harwood, 26 Fenchurch St. Feby 2nd 1842; engraving, 11x17cm, (mounted): T H Wilson, fl. mid 19th century- "Mr Munyard as Loosfisch in The Ninth Statue", publ 31 Tavistock St Covent Garden, Day & Son Lithographers; hand-coloured lithograph, 33.5x24cm: European School, 19th century- Study of a monk seated full-length wearing wooden shoes; lithograph, 25x20cm.: European Provincial School, early-mid 20th century- Two forlorn figures beneath a tree by a lakeshore with a leaning lamp post; gouache, 88x89cm., (af) (a lot) (part unframed)
* Alexander Bassano - an early 20th century, black and white photograph of `Mr Hansell the Prince Tutor`. Mr Hansell was the Prince of Wales`s tutor, c.1920`s. Signed in pencil on the mount and titled `H P Hansell 1927. Also a turned wooden solitaire board with a collection of green stained pottery marbles ; and two ebonised wooden display stands; a framed mirror glass map of the world; a brass lamp base and a cast metal fireside set, in the form of a standing 18th century gent. (a lot)
NOBLE (ENGRAVER), ANTIQUE HAND COLOURED ENGRAVING, “Orford Castle, in Suffolk”; AFTER H DAVY, PAIR OF ANTIQUE BLACK AND WHITE ETCHINGS, PUBLISHED 1838, “Stonham Aspall Church, Suffolk” and “Holbrook Church, Suffolk”, 7” x 11”, maple framed; TWO ANTIQUE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS IN ONE FRAME, “The Seat of C S Collinson Esq, Near Ipswich” (A/F); and J CAREY (ENGRAVER), HAND COLOURED MAP OF SUFFOLK, PUBLISHED 1793, 9” x 11” (5)
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