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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. The most important work in the history of British maritime cartography. A Landmark in the Charting of Great Britain. Folio, 18th century mottled half calf over blue-green marbled paper boards, decorative gilt spine, red morocco lettering piece, pp. [iv] + 26. Fine allegorical copperplate title (incorporating a small map of the British Isles), letter press title printed in red & black, 47 copperplate charts & profiles (5 folding, 3 single page, the remainder double page) & one chart in the text (at p18). A couple of the folding maps just torn at fold, some browning & offsetting, text spotted in places, but still a handsome copy. First published in 1693 & reissued many times throughout the eighteenth century, this formidable & costly project, [was] the first systematic survey of British coastal waters (Moreland & Bannister, Antique Maps, 3rd ed p163). (511*322 mm). (Phillips 5199. Moreland & Bannister). In 1667 the Dutch sailed up the Thames & destroyed a great part of the British Navy in the Medway & bombarded Chatham. [and] the Government was shaken. by the realisation that the Dutch new more about the coastline of England than the English themselves, & their confidence was not increased when it was found that John Seller, in producing the first volume of his marine atlas, the English Pilot, in 1671, was still using Dutch plates & often very old ones at that. As now, government was tardy in action & it was not until 1681 that Samuel Pepys, as Secretary of the Navy, instructed Captain Greenville Collins to carry out a survey of British coasts & harbours. In due course, after a seven year survey, Captain Collins issued in 1693 the Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, an outstanding work consisting of 48 charts, the first complete Pilot Book in English of all the coasts of Great Britain & the surrounding islands with special attention, of course, to the ports (Moreland & Bannister). In 1693, he finally published his results in a folio volume of two parts, Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, containing sailing directions, tide tables, coastal views & about forty-nine charts. The charts were not completely accurate, but with all their shortcomings they were an enormous advance on anything before them, & entitle Collins to rank not only with the earliest, but with the best of English hydrographers. The work covered England and Scotland, & though Collins proposed a further study to cover Ireland, the plan came to nothing. Collins recorded that he had spent £40 on instruments, & charged £80 for the 120 manuscript maps he delivered. With his claim for expenses set at £200 per annum, & his wages of £394 10s., he claimed a total of £1914 10s. for his work, which was eventually paid in arrears. The cost was more than three times the original estimate. His cousin, Freeman Collins, printed the Coasting Pilot, which Richard Mount sold. Mount's subsequent firm then went on to publish twenty-one further editions of the pilot throughout the nineteenth century. COLLINS Greenvile Captain (illustrateur).…

Etat : Good. Containing the principles of Arithmetic and Geometry with the extraction of the square and cube roots. Rules for finding the Prime, Epact, Moon's Age, Time of High-Water, with Tables for the same. The author was a student in Mathematics. Margenalia to rear end papers. 136 Pages. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Lacks the leather covering to the rear board. Small indentation to the rear board. Wear to the spine. …

No binding. Etat : Very Good. 435 x 520 mm., in recent wash colour and good condition. This is the much rarer and earlier of two charts of the Harbour of Cork published by the firm Mount and Page. It was replaced at the latest by another in 1729. This particular sea chart was first published by William Mount and Thomas Page from at least 1701 in the 'English Pilot First Part, Southern Navigation'. It focuses entirely on the city of Cork and its approaches. There is unusually for a sea chart, extensive topographical detail including numerous roads and outlying villages. The main road (E30) from Cork to 'Midleton' is clearly depicted. There are extensive soundings in many harbours and inlets. Sanderson (1971) 423 no. 76;Shirley (2004) M.M&P 1a no. 18.…

No binding. Etat : Very Good. 535 x 440 mm., in fine recent wash colour, in good condition. An excellent rare sea chart of Crete and nearby islands first published by at least 1677 in John Seller's 'English Pilot' on the Mediterranean. The main town and castle in Corfu is clearly outlined. It is engraved by 'J[oel] Gascoyne' (1650-1705). This example was published by Richard Mount and Thomas Page in the 1711 edition of the 'English Pilot Part III' covering the same region. The main towns of 'Canea' and 'Candia' are identified. This example was published in Mount & Page's 'English Pilot Part Three' in 1711. It is likely engraved by Joel Gascoyne (1650-1705). Sanderson (1971) 425 no. 141; Shirley (2004) M.M&P 3a no. 18 & M.Sell 1d no. 17; not in Sphyroeras et. al. (1985); Zacharakis (1992) 2160.…

No binding. Etat : Good. 440 x 525 mm., in fine recent wash colour, small area of loss to right margin, otherwise in good condition. The first state of this sea chart of the Algarve in south Portugal and a portion of southern Spain. It was published by Richard Mount whose imprint appears alone in the title. A later state would bear the imprint of William Mount and Thomas Page. It was published in the 'English Pilot First Part, Southern Navigation'. Two compass roses adorning the map illustrate the maps orientation slightly with north to the left of the top. The chart extends from Cape St. Vincent in Portugal to the Straights of Gibraltar. The main cities of Faro and Cadiz are both clearly identified as are the numerous salt pans in the region. Not in Conde (2003); Sanderson (1971) NMM 423 no. 81; Shirley (2004) M.M&P 1a no. 26.…

No binding. Etat : Very Good. 400 x 510 mm., in fine recent outline colour, in good condition. This rare English sea chart of the Gulf of Venice and Adriatic Sea was first published in John Seller's 'English Pilot Third Part' covering the Mediterranean Sea in 1677. This example is published by Richard Mount and Thomas Page in the 1711 edition of the 'English Pilot Part III' covering the same region. It shows the coastlines of Italy, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, extending from Friuli and Istria south to Otranto and Valona (Vlore) in present day Albania. Navigational hazards and safe anchorage's are shown. NMM 425 no. 138; Shirley 'Atlases in the BL' M.M&P 3a no. 15.…

No binding. Etat : Very Good. 395 x 520 mm., in fine recent wash colour, in good condition. A superb rare sea chart of Corfu and nearby coastlines first published by at least 1677 in John Seller's 'English Pilot' on the Mediterranean. The main town and castle in Corfu is clearly outlined. It is engraved by 'J[oel] Gascoyne' (1650-1705). This example was published by Richard Mount and Thomas Page in the 1711 edition of the 'English Pilot Part III' covering the same region. Sanderson (1971) NMM 425 no. 139; Shirley (2004) M.M&P 3a no. 16; Zacharakis (1992) 2156.…

No binding. Etat : Good. 395 x 510 mm., with recent wash colour, in very good condition. This very rare English sea chart was first published in John Seller's 'English Pilot Third Part' covering the Mediterranean Sea in 1677. This example was published by Richard Mount and Thomas Page in the 1711 edition of the 'English Pilot Part III' covering the Mediterranean Sea. Engraved by James Bennett (fl.1675-77), it centres on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Upper left are the coast of Tuscany and the island of Elba. Sanderson (1971) 425 no. 136; Shirley (2004) M.M&P 3a no. 10 & M.Sell 1d no. 12.…

No binding. Etat : Very Good. 400 x 520 mm., with recent wash colour, in very good condition. This very rare English sea chart was first published in John Seller's 'English Pilot Third Part' covering the Mediterranean Sea in 1677. This example was published by Richard Mount and Thomas Page in the 1711 edition of the 'English Pilot Part III' covering the Mediterranean Sea. It focuses on the waters between Corsica and Liguria and Tuscany. It extends from Nice and Monaco lower left through Genoa and Pisa. The nearby island of Elba is shown as is a portion of Sardinia. It is engraved by James Bennett (fl.1675-77) whose imprint appears lower left. Sanderson (1971) 425 no. 134; Shirley (2004) M.Sell 1d no. 10, M.M&P 3a no. 11, & M.M&P 7c no.18; Zacharakis, C. 2159.…