Dec 11, 2003 - Sale 1990

Sale 1990 - Lot 7

Unsold
Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 25,000
FADEN, WILLIAM. [A New General Atlas.] 55 maps, each hand-colored and in outline. Folio, contemporary 1/2 leather, needs rebinding; lacks the title-page and any other preliminaries excepting the map list, numerous faults to maps detailed below. sold as is. London, circa 1804

Additional Details



Eastern and Western Hemisphere maps badly creased, first chipped at bottom affecting the imprint; Northern and Southern hemispheres and Cook's voyage maps dampstained in upper quadrants; Europe map split at fold with loss; United Kingdom and Ireland maps defective and beyond repair; 3 or 4 other maps seriously creased; Bengal map torn; America map crudely repaired with cellotape on map surface and badly creased (with a few tears into the image); map of the United States repaired at tear with some minor loss; other scattered minor faults.