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A COLLECTION OF 32 ENGRAVED AND MANUSCRIPT MAPS AND TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEWS, [SEVENTEENTH-NINETEENTH CENTURY]
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- A collection of 32 engraved and manuscript maps and topographical views, [seventeenth to nineteenth century]
The collection includes: a manuscript map of Tangiers showing Admiral Lord Dartmouth's plan to destroy Tangier using mines in 1683; A Map of the British Empire in America, 1733 by Henry Popple, 7 maps from Alexander Dalrymple's Oriental Repertory, and others, some occasional repairs or wear; see list at Sothebys.com; sold as a collection not subject to return
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Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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 Plane of the Town and Mole of Tanger, [late seventeenth century], manuscript plan of Tangier showing Admiral Lord Dartmouth's plan destroy Tangier using mines in 1683
A new general chart of the World, exhibiting the whole of the discoveries made by the late Captain James Cook. London: Williiam Faden, 1787, engraved map, hand-coloured in outline
This plan of the Harbour, Town and Forts of Portobello. London: 1740, engraved map, laid down
Popple, Henry. A Map of the British Empire in America. London, [1733], folding engraved map
Wit, Frederick de. Rotterdam, engraved map
Mortier, C. Comitatus Hollandiae tabula locis recens emendate a Frederico de Wit, hand-coloured engraved folding map
Mortier, C. Novissima Amstelodami Tabula, [1730], engraved plan, hand-coloured in outline
Pays bas Catholiques, connus sous le nom de Flandre, [1762], engraved map, hand-coloured in outline
Nolin, Jean Baptiste. Le Canal Royal de Languedoc, [1697], large engraved folding map, hand-coloured in outline
Fer, de Nicolas. Le Nouveau Plan de Paris, Paris, 1705, large engraved folding map, hand-coloured in outline
Patten, Thomas. An East View of Montreal in Canada, London, 1762, engraved plan Coronelli, V. Stato di Ragusi, [1690], engraved map
Halley, Edmond. A Description of the Passage of the Shadow of the Moon over Europe, London, [1724], engraved map
Whiston, William. The Transit of the Total Shadow of the Moon over Europe in the Eclipse of the Sun, London, [1724], engraved map
Delisle, Guillaume. Carte des Nouvelle Decouvertes au Nord de la Mer du Sud, Paris, 1760, engraved hand-coloured map
Wright, Thomas. The General Construction & c. of a Solar Eclipse, London, 1736/37, engraved plan
A Plan of Constantinople, Places adjacent and Canal of the Black Sea, [London, 1767], engraved plan
This Plan of the Harbour, Town and Forts of Porto Bello, [London, 1740], engraved plan
Kitchin, Thomas. British Dominions in America agreeable to the Treaty of 1763, London, 1768, engraved map, hand-coloured in outline
Dalrymple, Alexander. 7 engraved maps, London, 1791: A Map of the Ava River; Map of the Roads from Nellore to the Passes of Rampore and Samisserum and to Ongole; Map of the Route from Ongole to Innaconda and Bellum Conda in the Guntoor Circar; City and Environs of Sirengampatanne or Seringapatnam; Plan of Darampury [and] Plan of Tingherry Cotah; A Sketch of the Roads into Combum and Cudapah Countries; Map of the Ava River
An Accurate delineation of the Coast of the United Kingdom, London: C. Smith, 1803, engraved hand-coloured map
A Map of the County round Toulon, from Actual Survey exhibiting the Heights, Forts, Redoubts, London: J. Cary, 1794, engraved hand-coloured map
A New Map of France, London: Laurie & Whittle, 1802, engraved and hand-coloured map
Smyth, Henry. A View of the Pierced Island, a remarkable Rock in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, [London, 1760], engraved view, text in French and English
Ince, Captain. A View of Louisberg in North America, taken near the Light House, [London, 1762], engraved view, text in French and English
Plan de Spa, folding engraved plan
A new general chart of the World, exhibiting the whole of the discoveries made by the late Captain James Cook. London: Williiam Faden, 1787, engraved map, hand-coloured in outline
This plan of the Harbour, Town and Forts of Portobello. London: 1740, engraved map, laid down
Popple, Henry. A Map of the British Empire in America. London, [1733], folding engraved map
Wit, Frederick de. Rotterdam, engraved map
Mortier, C. Comitatus Hollandiae tabula locis recens emendate a Frederico de Wit, hand-coloured engraved folding map
Mortier, C. Novissima Amstelodami Tabula, [1730], engraved plan, hand-coloured in outline
Pays bas Catholiques, connus sous le nom de Flandre, [1762], engraved map, hand-coloured in outline
Nolin, Jean Baptiste. Le Canal Royal de Languedoc, [1697], large engraved folding map, hand-coloured in outline
Fer, de Nicolas. Le Nouveau Plan de Paris, Paris, 1705, large engraved folding map, hand-coloured in outline
Patten, Thomas. An East View of Montreal in Canada, London, 1762, engraved plan Coronelli, V. Stato di Ragusi, [1690], engraved map
Halley, Edmond. A Description of the Passage of the Shadow of the Moon over Europe, London, [1724], engraved map
Whiston, William. The Transit of the Total Shadow of the Moon over Europe in the Eclipse of the Sun, London, [1724], engraved map
Delisle, Guillaume. Carte des Nouvelle Decouvertes au Nord de la Mer du Sud, Paris, 1760, engraved hand-coloured map
Wright, Thomas. The General Construction & c. of a Solar Eclipse, London, 1736/37, engraved plan
A Plan of Constantinople, Places adjacent and Canal of the Black Sea, [London, 1767], engraved plan
This Plan of the Harbour, Town and Forts of Porto Bello, [London, 1740], engraved plan
Kitchin, Thomas. British Dominions in America agreeable to the Treaty of 1763, London, 1768, engraved map, hand-coloured in outline
Dalrymple, Alexander. 7 engraved maps, London, 1791: A Map of the Ava River; Map of the Roads from Nellore to the Passes of Rampore and Samisserum and to Ongole; Map of the Route from Ongole to Innaconda and Bellum Conda in the Guntoor Circar; City and Environs of Sirengampatanne or Seringapatnam; Plan of Darampury [and] Plan of Tingherry Cotah; A Sketch of the Roads into Combum and Cudapah Countries; Map of the Ava River
An Accurate delineation of the Coast of the United Kingdom, London: C. Smith, 1803, engraved hand-coloured map
A Map of the County round Toulon, from Actual Survey exhibiting the Heights, Forts, Redoubts, London: J. Cary, 1794, engraved hand-coloured map
A New Map of France, London: Laurie & Whittle, 1802, engraved and hand-coloured map
Smyth, Henry. A View of the Pierced Island, a remarkable Rock in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, [London, 1760], engraved view, text in French and English
Ince, Captain. A View of Louisberg in North America, taken near the Light House, [London, 1762], engraved view, text in French and English
Plan de Spa, folding engraved plan