Ogilby, John

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

Ogilby, John
Asia, the First Part, being an Accurate Description of Persia, and the several Provinces thereof. The vast Empire of the Great Mogol, and other parts of India. London: Printed by the author, 1673
paper

First (and only) edition, folio (422 x 272mm.), printed title in red and black, engraved additional pictorial title, one folding map, 4 double-page maps, 28 plates (12 double-page) and numerous illustrations in text, contemporary blindstamped calf, [Wing O166; Wilson p.161; Ghani p.285], folding map creased and soiled at edges with short tear (no loss), paper flaw in margin of first map, last 5 leaves torn in lower corner (no loss of text), free endleaves with section torn away, binding somewhat rubbed, rebacked retaining much of original spine, new label

Provenance

Benj[amin] Hyett Esq., County of Gloucester, bookplate; Charles Hyett, letters spelling his name at foot of first 24 pages; David Drummond, 17th Earl of Perth (Strathallan bookplate)

Catalogue Note

Although not specified on the title, Ogilby's work is in part a translation of Dapper's Asia (1672), and covers all of Asia, except China and Japan, which Ogilby described in separate volumes.