Harris, John
Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, or a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
£2,268
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
London: T. Woodward…, 1744. 2 volumes, second edition, 53 plates and maps only of 61 (lacking 5 maps), contemporary calf, bookplate of James Straton and ownership signature of William Guthrie to title-page, the ‘New and Correct Map of Asia’ in volume ii lacking around one third (2)
Footnote
Emanuel Bowen's maps of Georgia and China are both included, along with A Complete Map of the Southern Continent surveyed by Abel Tasman, the first English map of New Holland [Australia]. This edition of Harris's Works is particularly prized for its maps.