- 3309
Wells, Edward (1667-1727).
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2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- A New Sett of Maps both of Ancient and Present Geography. London: T.W. for J. Walthoe & Others, [c. 1738]
folio (460 x 330mm.), [4]pp., title-page printed in red and black, catalogue of maps, illustration: 41 folding engraved maps by M. Burghers, R. Spofforth and Sutton Nichols, including 2 double-hemisphere maps to show ancient and modern geography and 3 of the Americas, binding: publisher's boards, maps creased with some fraying, upper cover becoming loose
Catalogue Note
This atlas was produced by Edward Wells specifically for the education of his pupil William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne. The plates were prepared by some of the most accomplished engravers working in Oxford including Michael Burghers, who worked for Moses Pitt on his atlas.