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Ogilby, John
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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.