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First edition, second state. Woodcut map, printed from twelve blocks on twelve sheets, joined in pairs. A fine impression. Areas of marginal repairs to each sheet, holes in engraved surface of “Iudeca”, and above St Marks in-filled with skilful facsimile of lost printed surface, a few small repaired tears etc., but otherwise in exceptionally fine condition.
1340 by 2818mm (52.75 by 110.5 inches).

Folio (293 by 200mm), engraved title, [24], 201pp., [1], incorporating 47 engraved maps within the text, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, several leaves lightly browned, several others with early annotations, contemporary limp vellum.

Chromolithograph map.
470 by 610mm (18.5 by 24 inches).

Large engraved map on nine sheets, fine original full wash hand-colour, insets of the Shetland and Orkney Isles, table of distances between towns, and heights of the ‘Most Remarkable Hills’, lower left.
1770 by 1590mm. (69.75 by 62.5 inches).

First editions, nine volumes (comprising folio atlas and eight volumes text, 4to). Text: eight volumes, 4to (280 by 223mm), uniform eighteenth century calf, with single gilt fillet and blind roll-tooled borders to boards, rebacked, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, red morocco lettering-piece in the second, with inlaid red morocco circular disc bearing the volume number in the third (text vols.), the other compartments with repeat decoration of small tools. Atlas: folio (547 by 402mm), 63 engraved maps and plates, several folding, expertly bound to style in half calf, together nine volumes.