Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards

Date:
1933
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/5/16
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ONLY COPY KNOWN IN CONTEMPORARY COLOURS. DRAKE’S VOYAGE TO THE SPANISH Main, 1585-86. 103 Bloazio] (Baptista) Mar of Draxker’s Famous VoyaceE to Vircinia and the West Inpigs in 1585-86. ‘‘The Famous West Indian voyadge made by the Englishe fleete of 23 shippes and Barkes wherin weare gotten the Townes of St. Iago: Sto. Domingo, ,Cartagena and St. Augustines the same beinge begon from Plimmouth in the moneth of September, 1585, and ended at Portesmouth in Iulie, 1586, the whole course of the saide Viadge beinge plainlie de- scribed by the pricked line. Newlie come forth by Baptista Bloazio],” FULL CONTEMPORARY COLOURING, FINEST POSSIBLE CONDITION, size 21 by 16 in. |Zondon, printed by Richard Field, 1589] 4300 The only contemporary map showing the whole course of the expedition. Published supplementary to Bigge’s Account of Drake’s Voyage, 1589. It was definitely not issued with the book, as itis not mentioned in the list of plates, Only two or three copies known. Not in the Library of Congress. In excellent state of preservation, showing Virginia with the standard of St. George planted in the centre, Florida, Canada, Newfoundland, West Indies, S. America to the Rio de la Plata, the North and West Coasts of Africa, the British Isles, and a portion of Europe. 104 Lloyd (Wm.) Lerrers from the West Inpizs during a Visit, 1836-37, map and plates, er. 8vo., cl. [1838] 9s 105 Long (Prof.), G. R. Porter, and C. Tucker.—AMERICA and the WEsT INDIES GEOGRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED, 2 folding maps, 8vo., cl., 1845 8s 106 Lowe (Joseph) An Inqurry into the State of the Britisn West Inp1zs, 8vo., hf. cl., 1807 10s 107 McKinnen (D.) A Tour through the British West Inpigs, 1802-03, giving a Particular Account of the Bahama Islands, folding map, 8vo., boards, uncut, 1804 12s 108 M’Queen (James) The Wast Inp1a Cotonres : the Calumnies and Misrepre- sentations circulated against them examined and refuted, 8vo., original boards, 1824 5s 109 Manington (George) The West Inpigs, with British Guiana and British Honduras, map and tllusts., 8vo., cl., 1925 8s 110 Maps.—West Inpizs, by Janson, Latin Text, coloured, 20 by 15 in., c. 1655 £1 lll by H. MOLL, wath inset plans of Havana, Darien, &c., coloured, 39 by 23 7n., 1740 9s 112 ——— by VALx and Scuenck, Latin Text, 20 by 15 an., c. 1680 15s 113 ———— Jerrerys (T.) The West Inpian ATLAS, with an His- torical Account of the several Countries and Islands, engraved fitle and 39 large folding maps, folio, hf. calf, London, 1775 45 10s Library of Congress, No. 2699. Besides large scale maps of the individual islands it contains maps of Florida, the Coast of Louisiana, Cen. America, Mexico. 114 — and C. America, by Mortier, with inset view of a naval action and treasure hunters, &c., fully coloured, 38 by 23 in., Amsterdam, 1692 £2
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