Sale 2496 - Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, December 13, 2018
63 61 c (ENGLISH CHANNEL.) Jaillot, Alexis-Hubert. La Manche, ou le Canal Entre la France et L’Angleterre. Double-page engraved chart of the coastlines of southern England and northern France with a highly decorative title cartouche. 20 1 / 4 x23 1 / 2 inches sheet size, margins shaved close to, or just within, platemark; strong original hand-color; offsetting of oxidized pigments, few areas of cracked verdigris stabilized on verso. Paris, 1695 [400/600] 62 c (ENGLISH CHANNEL.) Sanson, Nicolas; and Jaillot, Alexis-Hubert. Carte de la Manche. Large-format double-page engraved chart of the coastlines of southern England and northern France. 26x40 inches sheet size, wide margins; original outline hand-color; pigment oxidation, additional folds with some separations and small losses at intersections, occasional reinforcement on verso. Paris, 1692 [250/350] 63 c FADEN, WILLIAM. A Plan of the City of Copenhagen, With the Adjacent Ground, Shewing the Positions of the Several Batteries Erected by the British During the Siege in September 1807, Commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cathcart, &c. Large engraved plan of Copenhagen with two overlay sheets pasted on and a letterpress key of references below. 25 3 / 4 x32 1 / 2 inches overall; touches of original hand-color; dissected into 18 sections and mounted to original linen with Faden’s printed paper label and title-tab on verso; minor age toning in spots, overlay sheets with flattened folds; quite attractive. London, December 4th, 1807 [600/900]
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