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HOLWELL, A SURE GUIDE TO THE PRACTICAL SURVEYOR, LONDON, 1678, CONTEMPORARY CALF
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- A sure guide to the practical surveyor, in two parts. London: printed by W. Godbid for Christopher Hussey, 1678
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (176 x 105mm.), 12 engraved plates, 11 folding, a few woodcut diagrams in text, contemporary calf, lower margin of title cropped by 20mm., second half of book with very slight worming at inner edge touching some letters, binding rubbed and repaired
Provenance
James Upjohn, signature on title; Arnaud de Vitry d'Avaucourt (1926-2012), sale in these rooms, 3 November, 1998, lot 169; bought from Philip J. Pirages, McMinnville, OR, 1999
Literature
Tomash & Williams H152; ESTC R29486; Wing H2521
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The first part of this work shows "how to plot all manner of grounds... by the semicircle, plain table, and chain [&c.]". The second "shewing how to take the ground-plot of any city or corporation: as also the mensuration of roads, highways, and rivers, with the manner of making a map of any county or kingdom". Holwell assisted Leybourne in surveying London after the great fire of 1666 for John Ogilby and William Morgan. He also assisted Ogilby in his road survey of England and Wales, published as Britannia in 1675, which with its strip maps of roads was a landmark in British cartography.