La Mottraye, Aubry de (c. 1674-1743).

volumes 1-2 (of 3, see footnote), folio (344 x 220mm.), [16 (including privilege leaf and subscribers' list)], 440; 432, 72pp., illustration: 4 folding engraved maps, 44 engraved plates and plans (some folding or double-page), one engraved head-piece and initial, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, binding: contemporary calf gilt, spines gilt in compartments, some leaves lightly browned, bindings rubbed, small abrasions on upper cover of volume 1 

cf. Atabey 661 and Blackmer 946

first edition. The Earl of Macclesfield was one of the original subscribers to this work. La Mottraye, a Frenchman, lived in England for many years and on his return from his travels received a pension from George I. The third volume was not published until 1732 and therefore is often not present. A French translation of the first two volumes was published in 1727. Many of the plates are signed by William Hogarth.