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Cruchley (G.F. publisher.) Cruchley's General Atlas, for the use of Schools and Private Tuition...., 1st edition, 1843, calligraphic title page with contents list, 31 (complete as list), double-page engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, map of the Americas with a short closed tear just affecting the printed image, specimen plate and two pages of publisher's advertisements bound at rear, ownership sticker of Brigadier F. R. W. Jameson D. S. O., M. C. to front endpaper, slight spotting to endpapers and pastedowns, upper hinge cracked and partially split, contemporary half morocco with gilt title to the upper siding, spine partially lacking, heavily worn and rubbed, folioQTY: (1)

Flint & Denbigh. Speed (John), Denbighshire [and] Flint-Shire, both published by John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, two hand-coloured engraved maps, both with inset town plans, each approximately 380 x 510 mm, English text on verso, both framed and double-glazed, together with Morden (Robert). Radnorshire, circa 1701, hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, 160 x 210 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (3)

France. Wyld (James), Wyld, Map of the Kingdom of France according to the Treaty of Paris, November 20th 1815, Divided into Departments and Districts from the Map of M. Cassini de Theury, April 4th 1825, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, on two sheets, inset map of Corsica, calligraphic cartouche and compass rose, each sheet 615 x 1180 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a publisher's printed label to the upper cover and spineQTY: (1)NOTE:A fine example of Wyld's reduction of Cassini's monumental map of France. After Napolean's defeat in 1815, France underwent the Bourbon Restoration with Louis XVIII being restored to the throne, which would last until the July revolution of 1830.

Ireland. Rocque (John), A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland..., Robert Sayer, circa 1773, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, four sheets conjoined into two pairs, uncoloured decorative cartouche, inset map of 'The Sea Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland', old folds, very occ. small marginal closed tears, slight staining and offsetting, overall size 1245 x 975 mm, together with Weller (Edward). Ireland, circa 1890, large colour lithographic map, old folds, 830 x 640 mm, with Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (publishers). Dublin & The Environs of London, circa 1860, two engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, each with a blind stamp to the lower-left corner, each approximately 320 x 405 mm, plus Kitchin (Thomas). The Province of Leinster, one of the four into which Ireland is Divided by Geographers, circa 1760, hand-coloured engraved map, originally published in 'The London Magazine', old folds, 235 x 175 mm, with Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. (publishers). Untitled decorative map of Ireland, circa 1900, chromolithograph showing a map of Ireland and a view of Innisfallen in Killarney with promotional/advertising text to the verso, 75 x 125 mmQTY: (6)

Ireland. Speed (John), The Province of Mounster, 1st edition, John Sudbury & George Humble [1611], uncoloured engraved map, inset town plans of Limerick and Cork, slight overall toning, short split at the base of the central fold, old ink library stamp to the upper right corner, 390 x 515 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)

Ireland. Speed (John), The Province of Ulster, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, hand-coloured engraved map, inset view of Enis Kelling Fort, occasional marginal repaired closed teras, central fold partially split and frayed, some staining and dust soiling, torn with areas of loss to the upper corners, skillfully restored, narrow margins, 375 x 505 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with The Province of Mounster, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Cork and Limerick, central fold split with some fraying, some vertical creasing, several repaired marginal closed tears, slight surface abrasion, narrow margins, 385 x 505 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (2)

Italy. Moll (Herman), A New Map of Italy, Distinguishing all the Sovereignties in it, whether States, Kingdoms, Dutchies, Principalities, Republicks &c. With the Post Roads..., D. Midwinter, T. Bowles and P. Overton, circa 1730, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large uncoloured cartouche, inset views of Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius and the Cataract of Air on Mount Aeolius, old folds, some creasing, slight staining, several repaired marginal closed tears, a few short closed tears affecting the image, small areas of loss along the left-hand vertical fold, crudely repaired on verso, 605 x 1025 mm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)

Lake District. Clarke (James), Six maps of the Lake District, A Map of the Lake of Ullswater and its Environs, A Map of the Southern Part of the Lake Winandermere (sic) and its Environs, A Map of Broadwater and its Environs, A Map of the Roads Lakes &c between Keswick and Ambleside, A Map of the Roads, Waters &c. between Penrith and Keswick [and] A Map of the Roads between Penrith and Ullswater, circa 1789, together six uncoloured engraved maps, laid on linen, old folds, some creasing and repaired closed tears, slight dust soiling and staining, each approximately 460 x 1000 mmQTY: (6)NOTE:Originally published in James Clarke's A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire.

Lewis (Samuel & Co. publisher). Lewis's Atlas comprising the Counties of Ireland and a General Map of the Kingdom, 1846, calligraphic title with an engraved allegorical vignette, contents list, folding map of Ireland, 32 (complete as list) engraved county maps, all with bright contemporary outline colouring, contemporary cloth gilt, slight staining to boards, 4to, together with another 2 uncoloured copies, but both with defective general maps of Ireland and some staining, contemporary cloth boards, stained and worn, 4toQTY: (3)

Lewis (Samuel). Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of England and Wales, 1848, lacking title and preliminaries, folding map of England and Wales and Yorkshire and 29 (only) uncoloured engraved English and Welsh county maps, but with the folding map of London, text block shaken and loose and partially disbound, hinges and joints weak and cracked, contemporary cloth, lacking spine, rubbed and worn, slim 4to, together with A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland..., 1847, title page, 6 large folding engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, some repairs to old folds on verso, contemporary blind-stamped cloth gilt, faded with some wear and fraying to the spine, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

Liverpool. Bennison (Jonathan), Bennison's Map of the Town and Port of Liverpool with their Environs including Seacombe, Woodside, Birkenhead, Tranmere &c. from actual survey, Liverpool, 1846, large map, engraved by John Dower, with contemporary outline colouring, additional watercolour circles marking the locations of water tanks and reservoirs, with a manuscript explanation key, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic cartouche, compass rose and table of reference, slight offsetting, three manuscript sheets of paper giving details of the water tanks and reservoirs stitched to the lower left margin, 1280 x 1780 mm, contained in a contemporary morocco gilt slipcase, case worn and rubbedQTY: (1)NOTE:Originally published in 1835, this later example has been utilised by the Liverpool waterworks company to map and record the location of the water system and reservoirs.

London. Bacon (G. W.), New Map of London Divided into Half Mile Squares & Circles, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, circa 1890, uncoloured lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, 725 x 1000 mm, marbled endpaper, bound in contemporary half morocco gilt boards, some wear to extremities, small hole in spine, board size 260 x 205 mm, together with, Cary (John). Cary's New Plan of London and its Vicinity..., Shewing the Limits of the Two-Penny Post Delivery...., 1837, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, dust-soiled and stained, slight wear where the old folds cross, one small biro annotation to the map, 735 x 180 mm, marbled endpapers, with Mogg (F. S.). Modern London and its Environs drawn from the Latest Surveys, 1853, uncoloured engraved map, old folds, laid on linen, slight dust-soiling, 520 x 685 mm, bound with a 30-page index to the streets and squares, contemporary cloth boards with orange and black publisher's title label to the upper cover, board size 155 x 110 mmQTY: (3)

Maps. A collection of approximately 105 maps, 17th - 19th century, British county maps and road maps, including Blaeu (Johannes). Lincolnia comitatus Anglis Lincoln-Shire, Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, some creasing, 420 x 500 mm, Dutch text on verso, together with Jansson (Jan). Comitatus Nottinghamiensis sive Nottinghamshire, Amsterdam circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, toned overall, 380 x 480 mm French text on verso, with Bowen (Emanuel). An Accurate Map of the County of Derby Divided into Hundreds..., R. Sayer, Carington Bowles & R. Wilkinson, circa 1785, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight creasing, toned overall, mount stained, 700 x 540 mm, plus a small collection of maps of Hereford, Monmouth & Brecon, including examples by or after Teesdale, Cary, Morden, Moule, Reuben Ramble, Badeslade & Toms, Owen & Bowen, Philips, Seller/Grose, Rocque, Kitchin and Pigot, occasional duplicates, various sizes and condition, with road maps by Gardner, Owen & Bowen and The Gentleman's Magazine, and 7 county maps originally published in Thomas Kitchin's 'Pocket Atlas', plus the frontispiece map of the British Isles from the Saxton/Hole edition of the 'Britannia', early hand colouring but trimmed to the neatline and laid on later paper, 265 x 165 mm QTY: (approx. 105)

Merian (Matthaus the younger). Abbildung der Statt und Rivier von Rochester, Chetham etc. [on sheet with] Prospect detz Enlands Shepey und der Bestung Shirnalse...., circa 1680, two uncoloured engravings on one sheet (as published), old folds, overall size 300 x 370 mm, together with Bellin (Jacques Nicolas). Carte Réduite des Isles Britanniques, Drésée au Depost des Carrtes, Plans et Journaux de Marine..., Paris, 1757, uncoloured engraved map of the British Isles with the depot de la Marine stamp to the lower right corner, some water staining, occasional rust spots, 890 x 560 mm, with Albrizzi (Girolamo). Reges Angliae Inchiito ac Potentiss Jacobo pº eius nominis Angliae Franciae et Hiberniae VI hoc noie Scotiae regi D. D. D. Venice [1614 or later], uncoloured engraved 'family tree' of the British monarchy, inset vignette of Nonsuch Palace, some browning to the central fold, occasional marginal closed tears, 545 x 385 mm, Latin text on verso, plus Chatelain (Henry Abraham). Carte du Gouvernement Écclesiastique D'Angleterre..., circa 1720, hand-coloured engravings set above French text, 355 x 455 mm, with another three engravings and maps similar, various sizes and condition QTY: (7)NOTE:The first described item illustrates the Dutch fleet's infamous raid on the anchored English fleet in Rochester in 1667, which resulted in five English ships being burnt.

Middlesex. Robinson (William publisher), Map of the Parish of Edmonton, County of Middlesex, showing the Allotments in the Common Fields & Common Marshes as divided by Act of Parliament in the Years 1801 & 1802, 1819, hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, vertical margins trimmed and with later extensions, small areas of repair on verso where old folds cross, backed with archival tissue, 495 x 690 mm, together with Betts (J. C.). Underground Railways of London, Waterlow & Sons, Watford, circa 1925, colour lithographic map, two tables of reference to Buildings and Railways, old folds, some wear where old folds cross, some dust soiling and marginal fraying and creasing, 350 x 440 mm, theatre plan and advertisements printed on the verso, with Norden (John & Kip W.). Middlesex Olima Trinobantibus Habitat, circa 1637, hand-coloured engraved map, narrow margins and laid on later paper, slight spotting, 280 x 340 mm, plus Walker (W. C.). The True Plott and Description of the lands belonging to ye Mannors of Pembroke..., in the Parishes of Tottenham and Edmonton..., T. T. Barrow, 1823, hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, repaired closed tears affecting the printed image, 420 x 690 mm, and Cole (B.). A New and Accurate Survey of the Parishes of St. Andrews Holborn..., circa 1730, hand-coloured ward plan, 375 x 230 mm, QTY: (5)

North Wales. Blome (Richard), A Generall Mapp of North Wales wherein are ye Countys of Montgomy, Merioneth, Denbigh, Flint, Carnarvan & Ye Isle of Anglesey, 1673, uncoloured engraved map, old folds, slight creasing, 340 x 455 mm, together with Mercator (Gerard & Hondius Henricus). Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernarvan, Denbigh, Flint, Merionidh, Montgomery, Salopia cum insulin Mania et Anglesey, circa 1610, uncoloured engraved map, some worming to the lower margin just affecting the printed image, 360 x 410 mm, German text on verso, with Evans (John). To Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart. This Map of North Wales is Respectfully Inscribed [1797], a reduction of John Evans's large nine-sheet wall map with contemporary outline colouring, engraved by Robert Baugh, frayed with some loss to the strapwork borders along both the horizontal margins, borders repaired and extended, old folds, central fold repaired and strengthened on verso, 615 x 745 mm, with another 20 engraved and lithographic maps of North Wales, by or after Stockdale, Cary, Arrowsmith, Duncan, J & C Walker, Bacon, A & C Black, George Philip & Son, Teesdale, Fisher, Collins, Morden and Mason & Payne, occasional duplicates, various sizes and condition QTY: (23)

North Wales. Dix (Thomas & Darton William), A New Map of North Wales divided into its Six Counties or Shires, 1820 - 22, an engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, calligraphic cartouche, table of explanation, list of market towns and a large uncoloured vignette of Snowden, 545 x 690 mm, together with Saxton (Christopher & Lea Philip). Radnor, Breknoke, Cardigan and Carmarthen Shires, Discribed by C. S. Corrected and Amended with many Additions by P. Lea, George Willdey at the Great Toy Sjop..., circa 1730, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, inset town plans of Carmarthen, Brecknock, Radnor and Cardigan, some rust scaring affecting the upper strapwork margin, old manuscript title on verso causing slight show through but not affecting the printed image, 370 x 480 mm, with Bowen (Emanuel). A Map of the Six Counties of North Wales Divided into their respective Hundreds..., Robert Sayer, John Bennett J & C Bowles, circa 1794, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, originally published in 'The Royal English Atlas', 410 x 515 mm, plus Carington Bowles (publisher). An Accurate Map of North Wales Divided into its Counties; viz. Carnarvonshire, Flintshire, Denbeighshire, Merionytheshire, Montgomeryshire with the Isle of Anglesey..., circa 1780, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement to the cartouche, originally published in 'The Large English Atlas' (4th state), old folds, some creasing, dust-soiled and stained, occasional marginal repaired closed tears, central fold strengthened on verso, 520 x 675 mm, QTY: (4)

North Wales. Jansson (Jan), Principatus Walliae pars Borealis vulgo North Wales, Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, slight staining, but largely confined to the margins, 405 x 515 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Bowen (Emanuel). A Map of the Six Counties of North Wales Divided into their respective Hundreds..., H. Parker, J & C Bowles, H, Overton, J. Ryall, R. Sayer and T. Kitchin, circa 1762, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, originally published in 'The Royal English Atlas', one small rust stain, 410 x 515 mm, with Schenk (P. & Valk G.). Principatus Walliae pars Borealis vulgo North Wales, Amsterdam [1714 - 24], engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, 405 x 515 mm, no text on verso, plus Mercator (Gerard & Hondius Henricus). Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernarvan, Denbigh, Flint, Merionidh, Montgomery, Salopia cum insulin Mania et Anglesey, circa 1630, uncoloured engraved map, 360 x 415 mm, Latin text on versoQTY: (4)

Nottinghamshire. Speed (John), The Countie of Nottingham described, The Shire Townes situation and the Earls thereof Observed, circa 1627, uncoloured engraved map, inset town plan of Nottingham, some dust soiling and staining, central fold partially split and repaired on verso, 385 x 505 mm, English text on verso, together with another copy similar, mounted, framed and double-glazed, with, Bedfordshire and the Situation of Bedford described..., George Humble, circa 1627, uncoloured engraved map, inset town plan of Bedford, slight creasing, slight browning to the central fold, one rust hole affecting the printed image, 385 x 510 mm, plus Jansson (Jan). Somersettensis comitatus Somerset Shire, Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, two small holes affecting the printed image, 375 x 495 mm, French text on verso, mounted, framed and double-glazed, and Blaeu (Johannes). Somersettensis Comitatus Somerset Shire, Amsterdam, circa 1645, hand-coloured engraved map, 375 x 495 mm, Latin text on verso, mounted, framed and double glazed, with Bowen (Emanuel). An Accurate Map of Northampton Shire Divided into its Hundreds..., J. Hinton, 1752, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, originally published in 'The Large English Atlas', 710 x 535 mm, plus another 18 maps (many of Northamptonshire), including examples by or after Morden, Blaeu, Speed, Archer, Kitchin, Lewis, Cary, Owen & Bowen and Schenk & Valk, occasional duplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (24)

Ogilby (John). The Road from the City of Salisbury com. Wilts to Campden com Gloc., The Road from London to St. Neots in com. Hunt. continued to Oakeham in com. Rutland, The Continuation of ye Roads from London to Aberistwith Plate ye Second commencing at Islip com. Oxford & Extending to Bramyard com. Hereford [and] The Continuation of the Road from London to Bristol ]1675 - 98], together four hand-coloured engraved strip road maps, some marginal repaired tears and strengthening to the central folds, the last map described backed with later paper, each approximately 345 x 450 mmQTY: (4)NOTE:Plate numbers 2, 45, 85 & 11.

Ogilby (John). The Continuation of the Road from London to the Lands End Plate 2d. commencing at Andover com. Hants & extending to Crookhorn com. Somerset, The Road from London to Weymouth com. Dorset [and] The Road from London to Pool in the Count. Dorset, circa 1676, together three hand-coloured engraved strip road maps, the first described map with professional repairs to the central fold, each approximately 320 x 445 mmQTY: (3)NOTE:Sheet numbers 26, 53 & 97.

Oxfordshire. Speed (John), Oxfordshire described with ye Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of ye famous University, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1614, hand-coloured engraved map, an inset town plan of Oxford, eighteen heraldic shields to margins, slight creasing and toning, central fold partially strengthened on the verso, 385 x 525 mm, English text on verso, together with Morden (Robert). Oxford Shire [1695 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, 425 x 365 mm, with Moule (Thomas). City and University of Oxford, circa 1845, hand-coloured engraved city plan, slight mount staining, 245 x 190 mm, plus Cole (G. & Roper J.). Oxford, Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, Feby. 1st 1808, hand-coloured engraved city plan, slight marginal spotting, 195 x 250 mm, and Morden (Robert). Oxfordshire, circa 1701, hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, 215 x 160 mmQTY: (5)

Roman Empire. Moll (Herman), An Historical Map of the Roman Empire and the neighbouring Barbarous Nations to the Year of our Lord Four Hundred when the Empire began to be rent with foreign invasions..., T. & J. Bowles, Philip Overton and John King, 1709 [ but circa 1730], large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two conjoined sheets, duplicate cartouche in Latin, two inset maps of the East and Western hemispheres, old folds, very slight creasing and staining, 485 x 1170 mm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:An extensively annotated map, crammed with historical notes and observations. The map is based upon a similar example by Guillaume De l'Isle, who is credited in the title cartouche.

Scotland. De Vaugondy (Robert), Le Royaume D'Ecosse divisé en Shires ou Comtés, 1751, hand-coloured engraved map, 490 x 575 mm, together with Jansson (Jan). Norfolciae Descriptio. The Description of Norfolk, Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight offsetting and text show through, 385 x 490 mm, German text on verso, with Senex (John, Halley Edmond & Cutler Nathaniel). Milford Haven Accurately Surveyed (2 copies) & The Severn or Channel of Bristol, circa 1730, together three uncoloured sea charts, originally published in ' Atlas Maritimus et Commercialis', slight toning, some marginal fraying, each approximately 505 x 600 mmQTY: (5)

Scotland. Mercator (Gerard), Scotia Regnum, circa 1610, hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, some marginal fraying and closed tears but not affecting the printed image, toned overall, 355 x 405 mm, French text on verso, together with Rapkin (J.). Glasgow, John Tallis and Company, circa 1850, hand-coloured city plan, one repaired marginal closed tear affecting the printed image, slight mount staining, 360 x 480 mmQTY: (2)

Scotland. Speed (John), The Kingdome of Scotland, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, hand-coloured engraved 'carte-a-figures' map, inset map of the Orkney islands, four costumed figures to the vertical margins, slight creasing, central fold frayed and repaired, some staining, narrow borders with the mount partially obscuring the strapwork margins, 370 x 505 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)

Sea Charts. Mortier (Pierre), 2me Carte Particuliere des Costes de Normandie Contenant les Costes du Cotentin..., les Isles de Jerzey, Grenezey, Cers, & Aurigny avec les Isles de Brehat..., Amsterdam, circa 1693, large coloured engraved sea chart of the Channel Islands and the North-west coast of France, very slight toning to the central fold, 595 x 810 mm, together with Van Keulen (Joannes & Gerard). Nieuwe Zeekaart van t' derde Gedeelte van t' Canaal Tusschen Engeland en Vrankryk = Nouvelle Carte Marine Pour la Troisjeme Partie de la Manche Entre Engleterre et France = the New Sea Map of the Third Partie of the Chanell Betext England en France, Amsterdam, circa 1728, hand-coloured engraved sea chart of South west England, The Scilly Isles, and North west France, titles in Dutch, French and English, 500 x 570 mm, with Thomson (J.). Middle part of the Western Isles [and] Northern Part of Western Isles, Edinburgh, 1822, two engraved charts with contemporary outline colouring, slight staining, each approximately 525 x 690 mmQTY: (4)

South West England. Mercator (Gerard), Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria, Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok, Cardigan, Radnor, Breknoke, Herefordia & Wigornia, [1595 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, 370 x 470 mm, French text on verso, with another uncoloured example from the 1636 edition with English text on the verso, together with Sanson (Nicolas). Provinces d'West, autrefois Royaume d'Westsex, ou sont Aujourdhuy les Comtés Hant-Shire, l'Isle de Wight, Barck-Sh., Wilt-Sh., Dorcet-Sh., Somerset-Sh., Devonish et Cornwall &c...., Paris, 1654, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large strapwork cartouche, 370 x 530 mm, plus Neele (Samuel, engraver). England Southern Part, Cadell & Davis & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1811, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, published for 'Pinkerton's Modern Atlas', very slight spotting and offsetting, slight creasing to the central fold, 520 x 720 mmQTY: (4)

South-East England. A collection of 23 maps, 17th - 20th century, engraved and lithographic maps including Blaeu (Johannes). De Cust van Vlaenderen en Engelandt van Oostende tot deur de Hoofden, Amsterdam, circa 1645, uncoloured engraved chart of the straits of Dover, upper margin torn and professionally restored, 260 x 365 mm, together with Suffolcia vernacule Suffolke. Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, toned overall, 385 x 505 mm, Dutch text on verso, with Pigot (James). Surrey, circa 1828, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 240 x 365 mm, supplied with a contemporary page of descriptive text, plus another 20 county and regional maps of Surrey, Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Kent, including examples by or after, Moule, Archer, Cary, Hadlow and Sons, Collins, Lodge, Taylor, Kitchin, Teesdale, Hall, Osborne, Dawson, Gibson, Fullarton and Smith, various sizes and conditionQTY: (23)

Staffordshire. Speed (John), Stafford Countie and Towne with the ancient Citie Lichfield described, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Stafford and Lichfield, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)

Wales. Ortelius (Abraham & Lhuyd Humphrey), Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambrobritano, [1598], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, some dust soiling to margins, 370 x 500 mm, French text on versoQTY: (1)NOTE:Marcel van den Broecke. Ortelius Atlas Maps, 21 (state 2). John Booth, Antique Maps of Wales, 2.

Wales. Speed (John), Wales, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell 1676, hand-coloured engraved map, twelve oval vignettes of principal cities to the vertical margins and inset views of Bangor, St. Davids, Llandaff and St Asaph, torn with a small area of loss to the central fold, replaced in facsimile, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)

Walker (J. & C.) [British Atlas, Comprising separate Maps of every County in England, each Riding in Yorkshire and North & South Wales, showing the roads, railways, canals, parks, boundaries of boroughs &c., circa 1842], lacking, titles and preliminaries, 44 (only) engraved double-page maps with contemporary outline colouring, Bedfordshire frayed and chipped along the margins with slight loss, old knife cuts affecting the map surface, slight dust soiling and offsetting throughout, each map approximately 405 x 335 mm, lacking endpapers, boards and spineQTY: (1)NOTE:Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

Warwickshire. An album containing maps of Warwickshire, 17th - 19th century, engraved maps by or after Speed, Jansson, Blaeu, Saxton/Kip, Blome, Jefferys, Moll, Seller, Badeslade & Toms, Harrison, Van den Keere and Ordnance Survey, mostly uncoloured and partially or wholly laid onto an album sheet, the Ordnance Survey map is 16 sheets on a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile, 2 copies of the Saxton/Kip (both appear to be the 1610 edition, 2 copies of the Blome and the John Speed is the 1st edition with thread margins, occasional duplicates, various sizes and condition, all bound in a late 19th century half morocco album, boards worn and stained, slight wear to extremities, folio QTY: (1)

Worcestershire. Speed (John), Worcestershire Described, John Sudbury & George Humble [1616], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Worcester, large strapwork cartouche and compass rose, central fold strengthened on verso, 380 x 500 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Doharty (John). A Plan of the City of Worcester with References, 1741, uncoloured engraved city plan, slight creasing and dust soiling, one repaired closed tear affecting the printed image, 475 x 585 mm, with Moll (Herman). Worcestershire, circa 1720, hand-coloured engraved map, the vertical margins decorated with antiquities, 195 x 315 mm, plus Schenk (P. & Valk G). Wigoriensis comitatus cum Warwicensi nec non Coventriae Libertas, Amsterdam, circa 1700, engraved reticulated map with contemporary hand-colouring, uncoloured cartouche, heraldic shields and mileage scale, 430 x 520 mm, and Van den Keere (Pieter). Worcestershire, circa 1627, hand-coloured engraved miniature map, small margins, 85 x 125 mm, English text on versoQTY: (5)

World. Bullock (L. G.), United Nations Map of the World, John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. Edinburgh, 1944, colour-printed pictorial map, laid on linen, old folds, 670 x 915 mm, card endpapers, with an additional title and description, together with Children's Map of London, John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. Edinburgh, circa 1948, colour-printed pictorial map, laid on linen, old folds, 540 x 725 mm, card endpapers with a pictorial title and descriptionQTY: (2)NOTE:Leslie George Bullock was a civil servant who produced several pictorial maps for children. The map of the United Nations bears a close similarity to MacDonald Gill's map 'Time and Time Map of the Atlantic Charter'. Tim Bryars describes the map as "A wonderful example of postwar optimism" which seems perfectly apposite. The royalties from his map of London were made over almost entirely, to the benefit of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children.Further information on these maps and on Leslie Bullock can be found on both of the links below.Tim Bryars: https://bryarsandbryars.co.uk/leslie-george-bullock-cartoon-maps-for-children/Roderick Barron: http://barronmaps.com/leslie-george-bullock-1895-1971-designer-of-historical-maps/

Inglis James). Tent Life in Tigerland, with which is incorporated sport and work on the Nepaul frontier, 1st edition, London: A. Hutchinson & Son, 1888, 22 chromolithograph plates, advertisements at rear, occasional light soiling, contemporary presentation inscription, hinges tender, bookplate of Alan Thornton, original pictorial cloth, spine and edges rubbed, small stain to spine, 8vo, together with Burrard (Major G.) Big Game Hunting in the Himalayas and Tibet, 1st edition, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1925, folding maps, half-tone illustrations, light spotting front and rear, bookplates of Alan Thornton and H.F. Prynne, contemporary presentation inscription, original cloth, spine faded with tear at foot, a few stains to covers, 8vo, plus Fletcher (F.W.F.) Sport on the Nilgiris and in Wynaad, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1911, folding map, illustrations, untrimmed in original cloth, spine a little faded with tiny tear at head, 8vo, with 4 others including C.E. Gouldsbury's Tigerland. Reminiscences of Forty Years' Sport and Adventure in Bengal, 2nd edition, 1913, and Robert Baden-Powell's Pig-Sticking or Hog-Hunting, revised and enlarged edition, 1924QTY: (7)

Oxford. New (Edmund Hort), Christchurch, Oxford, Founded by Thomas Wolsey..., 1916, uncoloured photo-etching, laid on card, 460 x 670 mm, together with Loggan (David). Collegium St. Trinitatis, circa 1675, hand-coloured engraving, laid on card, 325 x 410 mm, mounted, with Monk (William). The Latin Chapel Christ Church, The Garden Gate of Trinity College [and] The Quadrangle of the University Press, 1901 - 03, together 3 uncoloured etchings, mount stained, each approximately 300 x 410 mm, mounted, with another 6 prints and engravings of Oxford, including examples by or after Stadler and Knight, plus Morden (Robert). Oxfordshire [1695 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, repaired closed tears, creased, 425 x 365 mm, mounted, and Brewer (H. W.). Birds-Eye View of Oxford, 1894, uncoloured photolithograph, trimmed to image with aperture mount for the key plate and title, several long closed tears affecting the image, one small hole, 290 x 885 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (13)

Bell (Walter Dalrymple Maitland). The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter, 1st edition, London: Country Life/George Newnes, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923, title printed in red and black, half-tone illustrations, a few spots, original cloth, a few light marks, 4to, together with Lyell (Denis D.) The Hunting & Spoor of Central African Game, 1st edition, London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1929, monochrome illustrations, advertisements at end, original cloth, a few stains to covers, slight lean, 4to, plus Chapman (Abel). Savage Sudan. Its Wild Tribes, Big-Game and Bird-Life, 1st edition, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1921, map frontispiece, illustrations, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, a few small light stains to lower cover, 8vo, plus W.B. Cotton's Sport in the Eastern Sudan from Souakin to the Blue Nile, 1912QTY: (4)NOTE:Czech pp. 23-24; 174-75; 60 & 67 respectively.

Patin (Charles). Relations historiques et curieuses de voyages, en Allemagne, Angleterre, Hollande, Bohême, Suisse, &c., Lyon: Claude Muguet, 1674, additional engraved title, letterpress with engraved illustration, engraved portrait, armorial headpiece, folding engraved map and five plates (2 folding), without free endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, worn at head of spine, 12mo, together with:[Addison, Joseph], Remarks on Several Parts of Italy in the Years, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1st edition, London: Jacob Tonson, 1705, few engraved illustrations of coins, bookplate of art historian Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018) to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf, rebacked, 8voQTY: (2)

Scott (Jonathan, editor). The Arabian Nights Entertainments, 6 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1811, engraved frontispieces (frontispiece and title detached in volume II), some light toning and offsetting, bookplates of Marcus Brown-Westhead, Lea Castle, later attractive tan calf gilt, two small wormed patches to volume VI lower cover, 8vo, together with 2 others: William Guthrie's A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar, 10th edition, 1787 (with 18 maps only, lacking World map), and Washington Irving's A History of New-York, from the beginning of the World to the end of the Dutch Dynasty, 1824 QTY: (8)

Polack (Joel Samuel). New Zealand: Being a narrative of travels and adventures during a residence in that country between the years 1831 and 1837, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1838, folding engraved map, 6 engraved plates, a little minor spotting, original cloth-backed boards, spines a little faded, 8vo, together with Nicholas (John Liddiard). Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand, performed in the years 1814 and 1815, in company with the Rev. Samuel Marsden, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for James Black and Son, 1817, half titles, engraved frontispieces, 3 engraved maps (2 folding), wood-engraved illustration, some offsetting and spotting, library stamps, top edge gilt, contemporary green half morocco, spines repaired, a little rubbed with some fading, 8vo, plus Charles Murray's Travels in North America during the years 1834, 1835 & 1836..., 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1841QTY: (6)

Ruttledge (Hugh). Everest: The Unfinished Adventure, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937, 2 folding maps, illustrations, light spotting to endpapers, bookplate, original cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with small chips and tears at ends, small splits to joints, 8vo, together with Howard-Bury (C.K.) Mount Everest. The Reconnaissance, 1921, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1922, maps and half-tone illustrations, endpapers a little toned, original cloth, spine a little faded, lower corners bumped, 8vo, plus Norton (E.F.) The Fight for Everest: 1924, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1925, colour frontispiece, folding map, illustrations, some light spotting, original cloth, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo, with other mountaineering including William Martin Conway's The Alps from End to End, 1904, Edmund Candler's The Unveilling of Lhasa, 1905, Lehmann J. Oppenheimer's The Heart of Lakeland, 1908, J.B.L. Noel's Through Tibet to Everest, 1927, Hugh Ruttledge's Everest 1933, 1934 (2 copies), and H.W. Tilman's The Ascent of Nanda Devi, 1937 QTY: (23)

Mackenzie (Eneas). An Account of the Most Striking and Wonderful Events in the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. From his sailing from Elba to his landing at St. Helena. With a description of the Battle of Waterloo and of the Singular Island to which the Ex-Emperor has been banished, Newcastle upon Tyne: Mackenzie and Dent, 1816, 2 plates (one folding), map to rear lightly damp-stained, early ownership inscription to upper margin of title, folding plate with a few closed marginal tears, lightly spotted, original brown paper wrappers, rebacked, worn, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Scarce, Copac can only trace four copies (Newcastle, NLS, Birmingham, Cambridge).

Napoleonic Broadsides. Peace, the words by John Luffman - Tune, God Save the King, engraved and publish'd by John Luffman, October 17, 1801, engraved broadside with allegorical illustration of French Revolutionary symbol Marianne holding an olive branch within a border captioned with 'Peace, Prosperity, Plenty, Commerce', flanked by the Union Flag and Tricolour, five verses, small closed tear to left margin and chip to top margin, small repairs to verso, slight soling, 8vo, 215 x 155 mm, together with two others similar broadsides with words by John Luffman: The British Volunteer, circa 1803, trimmed to plate-mark, small marginal hole & short closed tear, 195 x 140 mm, and The Ministers, [1800], close-trimmed, 1170 x 110 mmQTY: (3)NOTE:John Luffman (1751-1821) was an engraver and cartographer, best known for his A New Pocket Atlas and Geography of England and Wales, 1803, but also produced the same year A Map Intended to Illustrate the Threatened Invasion of England by Bonaparte. The first song 'Peace' was written after the Treaty of Amiens, signed on 1 October 1801, a brief peace treaty as hostilities soon resumed when Britain declared war on France on 18 May 1803.

Bindings. Memoirs of the Life and Adventures of Colonel Maceroni, 2 volumes, London: John Macerone, 1838, portrait frontispiece to volume 1, armorial bookplate and sticker of Edward Lloyd of Rhagatt to front pastedown, lightly spotted to preliminary and rear leaves, contemporary red half calf gilt, backstrips faded, rubbed, 8vo, together with:Napier (W.F.P). History of the War in the Peninsula, and in the South of France, new edition, 6 volumes, London: Thomas and William Boone, 1860, 19th-century gift inscription to front blank of volume 1, numerous plates, lightly spotted, armorial bookplate of Charles Heathcote to front pastedowns, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges marbled, contemporary terracotta calf gilt, backstrips faded, rubbed, 8vo, withWilson (Robert). Private Diary of Travels, Personal, Services, and Public Events, 2 volumes, London: John Murray, 1861, half-titles, folding map to rear pocket of volume 1, advertisements to rear of volume 2, endpapers renewed, modern black half calf gilt, 8vo, with 9 others related QTY: (19)

Botta (Carlo). Italy, during the Consulate and Empire of Napoleon Buonaparte, 2 volumes in 1, Philadelphia: Tower & Hogan, 1829, half-title, spotting, untrimmed to fore and lower edge, endpapers renewed, modern blue half calf gilt, 8vo, together with:Napoleonic Wars. History of the Wars since the French Revolution, 2 volumes, London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1817, engraved frontispieces, 1 folding map, 2 plates, Grotius Society stamps to titles, spotted and toned, modern green cloth gilt, 8vo, withHughson (D). The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 3 volumes, London: J. Wallis, 1815, engraved frontispieces, numerous engraved plates, armorial bookplates of Francis Darwin to front pastedown, York public library stamps to preliminary leaves, spotted, modern brown half calf gilt, 8vo, with 33 others relatedQTY: (39)

De Segur (Philip). History of the Expedition to Russia, undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in the year 1812, 2 volumes, London: Treuttel and Wurtz, 1825, folding map, 5 engraved plates, hinges repaired, spotting, contemporary brown sprinkled calf gilt, rebacked, rubbed, 8vo, together with:Labaume (Eugene). A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, London: Samuel Leigh, 1815, folding map frontispiece, half-title, spotted, fore and lower edges untrimmed, top edge marbled, modern beige half morocco, 8vo, withVon Muffling (Carl). History of the Campaign of the British, Dutch, Hanoverian, and Brunswick Armies, London: T Egerton, 1816, folding map, spotting, contemporary notations to rear blank, modern black half calf gilt, raised bands, 8vo, with 10 others relatedQTY: (14)

Forsyth (William). History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena, 3 volumes, London: John Murray, 1853, lithographic frontispieces, folding map to rear of volume 1, lightly spotted, contemporary red half morocco gilt, raised bands, rubbed, 8vo, together with:Clarke (Hewson). History of the War, 3 volumes, London: T Kinnersley, 1816, engraved frontispieces, volume 1 with additional engraved title, numerous engraved plates, folding plate of Waterloo torn resulting in loss, spotted and toned, modern brown half calf gilt, 4to, withHewetson (W.B). History of Napoleon Bonaparte, 3 volumes, London: Richard Evans, 1816, engraved frontispieces, numerous engraved plates, hinges tender, contemporary ownership inscriptions to titles and front free endpapers, lightly spotted, contemporary brown half calf gilt, worn, 8vo, with 11 others related QTY: (20)

Jones (Captain Lewis Tobias). An Historical Journal of the British Campaign on the Continent, in the year 1794; with the retreat through Holland, in the year 1795, 1st edition, Birmingham: printed for the author by Swinney & Hawkins, 1797, list of subscribers, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, list of subscribers, four engraved plans (including two folding, one with closed tears repaired, without loss), leaf E1 with minor archival repair to outer edge, modern terracotta half morocco gilt, 4toQTY: (1)

Bennet (Edward). Shots and Snapshots in British East Africa, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1914, 2 folding maps contained in rear pocket, half-tone illustrations, light spotting front and rear, original cloth, spine faded, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Decle (:Lionel). Three Years in Savage Africa, 2nd edition, London: Methuen, 1898, 5 maps, illustrations, 40 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, some spotting to endpapers, bookplates, original cloth, spine a little faded with small stains, 8vo, plus Millais (John G.) Far Away Up the Nile, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1924, map and monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, endpapers toned, small presentation inscription, bookplate of Alan Thornton, original cloth, spine faded, large 8vo, with others similar including Notes on Sport and Ornithology, by Rudolf of Austria, translated with the author's permission by C.G. Danford, 1889, Tropics and Snows, by Reginald Burton, 1898, and The Rediscovered Country, by Stewart Edward White, 1915, QTY: (17)

Selous (Frederick Courteney). A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa, being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, 2nd edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1890, folding map, plates and illustrations, bookplate of Alan Thornton and bookseller ticket at front, original cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Travel and Adventure in South-West Africa, 3rd edition, London: Rowland ward and Co., 1893, portrait frontispiece, folding map, illustrations, 4 pp. advertisements at end, bookplates, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, plus Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, 1st edition, London: Rowland Ward, 1896, maps and illustrations, previous owner signature to title, original cloth, spine browned, some toning to covers, 8vo, with four others: Sir Samuel Baker. A Memoir, by T. Douglas Murray & A. Silva White, 1895, Lord Randolph Churchill's Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa, 2nd edition, 1892, Incidents of Foreign Sport and Travel, by Colonel Pollok, 1894, and Hunting the Elephant in Africa, 1913 QTY: (7)

Montholon (Charles-Tristan). History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena, 4 volumes in 2, New York: E Ferrett & Co, 1846-47, contemporary gift inscription to front blank of volume 2, leaves toned, modern green half morocco gilt, 8vo, together with:Bain (Nicolson). A Detailed Account of the Battles of Quarte Bras, Ligny and Waterloo, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Michael Anderson, 1819, large hand-coloured folding map, half-title, near-contemporary inscription to half-title, endpapers renewed, modern brown quarter morocco, 8vo, withFarie (Robert). Campaign in France in the year 1792, London: Chapman and Hall, 1849, cartographic frontispiece, armorial bookplate of Charles Wolseley, lightly spotted and toned, contemporary brown half calf, 8vo, with 22 others relatedQTY: (26)

Selous (Frederick Courteney). Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa, 1st edition, London: Rowland Ward & Co., 1893, half-title, monochrome portrait frontispiece and illustrations, armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to upper pastedown, original cloth, frayed at head & foot of spine, extremities rubbed, scuffed, large 8vo, together with:Selous (Frederick Courteney), A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa, being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1881, half-title, wood engraved frontispiece, plates and illustrations, folding lithograph map, scattered spotting and occasional toning, armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to upper pastedown, contemporary dark brown half morocco, spine faded, joints and extremities rubbed, 8voQTY: (2)

Napoleon. Notes on the Battle of Jena, London: T Egerton, 1827, 3 folding maps, advertisement leaf to rear, damp-stained, spotting, map to rear of volume torn with adhesive tape repair, endpapers renewed, fore and lower edge untrimmed, modern dark red half calf gilt, 8vo, together withGiraud (P.F.F.J). The Campaign of Paris, in 1814, London: Samuel Leigh, 1815, 2 folding maps (including frontispiece), all edges marbled, contemporary brown diced calf gilt, rebacked with original spine laid on, worn, 8vo, with 9 others relatedQTY: (11)

Shackleton (Ernest). South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917, 1st edition, 1st impression, London: William Heinemann, 1919, half-title, colour frontispiece, black and white plates after photographs, folding map, errata slip tipped-in, contemporary ownership inscription to upper margin of front free endpaper, spotting to preliminary and rear leaves, pages toned, original blue pictorial cloth, slightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Attractive copy.

Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1909, half-titles, 3 folding maps to rear pocket of volume 1, numerous black and white illustrations, errata slip to volume 1, spotted and toned, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt, backstrips faded, marked and worn, 8vo, together with:Scott (Robert Falcon). Scott's Last Expedition, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1913, half-titles, portrait frontispieces, 9 maps (some folding), numerous black and white plates, spotting, original blue cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, 8vo, withHanssen (Helmer). Voyages of a Modern Viking, 1st edition, London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1936, half-title, portrait frontispiece, 5 black and white illustrations, double-page map, lightly spotted, near-contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, original blue cloth gilt, backstrip faded, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with 6 others relatedQTY: (11)

Patin (Charles). Imperatorum Romanorum Numismata ex aere mediae et minimae formae: descripta & enarrata, Paris: Apud Viduam Cramoisy Bibliopolam, 1696, [xxviii], 434 pp., including unnumbered index leaf at end, engraved portrait of the author, additional engraved title, title printed in red and black with large engraved device, 2 double-page engraved maps (Southern Europe and the Middle East), 6 full-page engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations to text, printed bookplates of the London Numismatic Club and Patricia Milne-Henderson to front pastedown, contemporary panelled ful calf, 20th century antique-style calf reback, retaining original gilt title label, folio, together with Occo (Adolf). Imperatorum Romanorum Numismata a Pompeo Magno ad Heraclium ab Adolfo Occone olim congesta; nunc Augustorum Iconibus, perpetuis Historico-Chronologicis notis, pluribusque additamentis illustrata, & aucta...studio, et cura Francisci Mediobarbi Biragi, Milan: Ex Typographia Ludovici Montaie, 1683, lacking engraved allegorical frontispiece, title printed in red & black with engraved vignette, numerous small engraved illustrations to text, 18th century engraved bookplate of Sir Ashton Lever to front pastedown, contemporary mottled full calf, rebacked and corner repairs, retaining original gilt title label to spine, folio, plus Foy-Vaillant (Joseph). Numismata Aerea Imperatorum, Augustarum, et Cæsarum, in coloniis, municipiis, et urbibus jure latio donatis, ex omni modulo percussa, 2 parts bound in one, [2nd edition], Paris: Daniel Horthemels, 1695, titles printed in red and black with engraved vignette to each, numerous engraved illustrations to text, single folding engraved map by Auguste Lubin, bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson to front pastedown, contemporary mottled full calf, gilt spine, heavily rubbed and some wear, with joints cracked, folioQTY: (3)NOTE:Dekesel F-60 (Foy-Vaillant).Provenance: (Occo only) Sir Ashton Lever (1729-1788); (all three titles) Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.Ashton Lever of Alkrington (1729-1788) was only 13 when he inherited the estate of his father Sir Darcy Lever in 1742. After graduating from Corpus Christi College, Oxford he devoted himself to forming a collection of live birds, accumulating an remarkable aviary of around four thousand birds. He subsequently amassed one of the largest natural history collections of the later eighteenth century, which was eventually put on public display at his private museum, the Holosphusikon, in Leicester Square, London in 1775. A distinguished collection by any standards, the approximately 27,000 objects included a number of natural specimens not to be found elsewhere in Britain, a substantial amount of ethnographic material from Captain Cook’s second and third voyages, as well as British and foreign antiquities.

Sheppard (Squadron Leader T.H.). Joint Services West East Sahara Expedition 1975, Report, sole edition, Uxbridge, Middlesex, Royal Air Force, 18 September 1975, [xiv] 10, [175] pages, printed title, frontispiece (a photograph of the expeditionary team and their jeeps taken 3 May 1975), folding map of North Africa, showing the expedition route, 2 folding photographic maps, several diagrams and charts etc., including photographs at rear, original printed wrappers, rubbed and some marks, with minor fraying to extremities, with red plastic spiral binder to spine, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Rare. No copy on WorldCat. Library Hub Discover locates one copy only (Royal Society Library).The summary only of this report was published in the Geographical Journal the following year (volume 142, Part 2, July 1976, pp. 201-215). The Joint Services West East Sahara Expedition, comprising eight men and four 1-tonne Land Rovers, completed the first crossing of the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Red Sea through the Mauritanian ‘Empty Quarter’ between 25 Jan and 3 May 1975. The aims of the expedition were first, to make the first complete lateral crossing of the Sahara and the skeletally mapped deserts of the north-west Sudan and to provide a detailed topographic traverse; second, to carry out a gravity measurement under the auspices of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Royal Society’s British National Committee for Geodynamics; third, to make rock, lizard and snail collections for appropriate departments of the British Museum (Natural History); fourth, to try new methods of desert navigation based on sun compass, astro-fixes and dead reckoning with an HP65 programmable pocket calculator; fifth, to provide user assessment of the first production 101in wheel-base, 1-tonne military Land Rover over challenging terrain; and last, since the expedition’s financial survival depended on it, to produce a commercially viable film for television or cinema use. Appendices give details of fuel consumption and planning, and of the scientific programme.

Smith (Charles). Smith's New General Atlas containing distinct maps of all the principal empires, kingdoms & states throughout the world arranged according to the General Treaty signed in Congress at Vienna, with considerable additions, London: C. Smith, Mapseller Extraordinary to His Majesty, 1830, engraved title, printed leaf of contents, single-page engraved table of mountains and rivers, double-hemisphere world map, double-page world map on Mercator's Projection, single-page chart of the voyages and travels of Captains Ross, Parry and Franklin by W.R. Gardner, and 43 hand-coloured maps on 56 sheets (some double-page, and map of India on 4 sheets), some minor marks, mainly to margins, light waterstain to foot of inner margins towards front of volume, folding map of India torn along folds, generally without loss (except for blank outer margin to lower right), inner hinges with later restrengthening, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, worn, with later plain leather restoration, folioQTY: (1)