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Lot 707

BLAIR, REVEREND JOHN: 'THE CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD'

London 1790, folio, grained brown leather bound with red leather half title, Bridehead bookplate pasted over earlier bookplates, retaining illustrations and plates to text including fold-out plate to front of volume titled 'A Map of The World with the Latest Discoveries'

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Estimate: £200 - £400
Hammer price: £200
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

This volume has a cracked and damaged spine with losses, cracked hinges with an almost detached front board. Internally the text is largely clean and bright but there is some foxing and damp staining to the front and end papers.


Plates as follows

Map of the world

Decorative title page 

Table 1 

Map - Palestine Facies Vetus

Table 2

Map - Palestine Facies Antiqua

Tables 3-11 

Map - Graeciae Antiqua

Table 12

Map - Italian Antiquae

Tables 13,14,15

Map - Sicilia Antiquae

Table 16

Map - Iberia since Hispania Vetus

Tables 17-36

Map - Imperium Caroli Magni 

Table 37-48

Map - Great Britain and Ireland 

Table 49

Map - England and Wales

Table 50

Map - East Indies

Table 51

Map - Germany in circles 

Table 52

Map - Kingdom of France

Tables 53 and 54

Map - West Indies 

Table 55

Map - North America

Table 56

Map - East Indies 

Index 



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