Lot 21A
Cary, John
Auction: 16 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
£1,380
Description
[New universal atlas. London: J. Cary, 1824]. Folio, 56 (of 60) double-page or folding hand-coloured engraved maps, lacking maps ? 1-4,. boards, title, maps, map of N. Scotland torn with slight loss, lacks half of France map, half of Italian map, half of Asia map, one map of S. America spotted and creased, second S. American map and twin hemispherical maps defective with loss, slight dampstaining to 6 maps of N. America (four only to blank border), lacking engraved title, list of maps and boards, a few maps with marginal tear, a few repaired along plate mark or fold on verso