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Lot 767

HARRIS, JOHN: 'A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS'

printed for T. Woodward et al, London 1744, brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spine with half titles, Bridehead bookplate pasted over earlier bookplate and retaining maps and illustrations to text including fold-out 'The Complete Map of the Southern Continent'

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Estimate: £200 - £400
Hammer price: £1,600
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

This volume appears to be complete although please note we have not collated the work. The binding is damaged with half titles largely missing to spine, hinges cracked etc.

Please note that this is volume 1 -  volume 2 is lot 586.

Plates within lot 767 - images of each plate available 

1. A new and correct chart of the known world 

2. A new and and accurate map of the world 

3. Francis drake

4. The gallapagos island 

5. Foul and fish observed by dampier

6. Map of discoveries by dampier

Note p. 221 top corner is torn

7. The inhabitants of California

8. A plan of Lima 

9. Prospect of Batavia

10. A complete map of the southern continent 

11. Things remarkable in the Mary-Anne islands 

12. A view of the town and castle of Macao 

13. A plan of the city of canton

14. India before the fifth century 

15. The marble watch tower

16. The rhinoceros

17. A lion and lioness

18. A camel etc

19. Indian eagle etc

20. A Chinese prostitute

21. A tartar camp in motion 

22. A view of a pagan temple 

23. A map of marco polo’s voyages

24. An accurate map of the East Indies

25. A new and complete map of Africa

26. A map of India 

27. Torments inflicted by the Dutch 

Volume runs to 984 pages.

Binding condition is poor with loss to half title, damaged hinge, etc.

Internally fairly good.

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