Lot 263
World.- Quin (Edward) An Historical Atlas; in a Series of Maps of the World as known at different periods, for R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1846.
Hammer Price: £700
Description
World.- Quin (Edward) An Historical Atlas; in a Series of Maps of the World as known at different periods, 21 hand-coloured aquatint engraved folding maps mounted on paper stubs, of which 6 dissected and mounted on linen, facsimile title of first edition, occasional finger soiling, some light foxing, contemporary dark green half morocco, gilt spine, bumped at corners, some rubbing to extremities, 4to, for R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1846.
⁂ Quin's cartography mapped the world across time, with each map revealing the geography and the history of the age to which it refers, demonstrating the reach of various empires.
Description
World.- Quin (Edward) An Historical Atlas; in a Series of Maps of the World as known at different periods, 21 hand-coloured aquatint engraved folding maps mounted on paper stubs, of which 6 dissected and mounted on linen, facsimile title of first edition, occasional finger soiling, some light foxing, contemporary dark green half morocco, gilt spine, bumped at corners, some rubbing to extremities, 4to, for R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1846.
⁂ Quin's cartography mapped the world across time, with each map revealing the geography and the history of the age to which it refers, demonstrating the reach of various empires.
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