Lot 94
World.- Heather (William) To the Officers in the Honorable East India Company's Service This Outline Chart Intended for their Use to prick-off a Ship's Track, engraved chart, [c.1830]
Hammer Price: £900
Description
World.- Heather (William) and John William Norie. To the Officers in the Honorable East India Company's Service This Outline Chart Intended for their Use to prick-off a Ship's Track, a fine blue-backed wall map of the world, extending to include the Americas and Pacific Ocean islands and other revised locations and details, including the 'Sandwich Islands' engraving, on nine sheets conjoined, on cream wove paper fixed onto blue paper support, total map 780 x 1880 mm (20 3/4 x 74 in), some browning and surface dirt, minor perforation to lower left corner, handling creases, some folds with splitting, surface abrasion to left of title, unframed, rolled, originally published by W. Heather, 1812, but with additions to 1830
⁂ Revised and enlarged chart of the world published for use aboard East India Company ships, in order to mark a ships track.
Description
World.- Heather (William) and John William Norie. To the Officers in the Honorable East India Company's Service This Outline Chart Intended for their Use to prick-off a Ship's Track, a fine blue-backed wall map of the world, extending to include the Americas and Pacific Ocean islands and other revised locations and details, including the 'Sandwich Islands' engraving, on nine sheets conjoined, on cream wove paper fixed onto blue paper support, total map 780 x 1880 mm (20 3/4 x 74 in), some browning and surface dirt, minor perforation to lower left corner, handling creases, some folds with splitting, surface abrasion to left of title, unframed, rolled, originally published by W. Heather, 1812, but with additions to 1830
⁂ Revised and enlarged chart of the world published for use aboard East India Company ships, in order to mark a ships track.