Description: A New Geographical and Historical GrammarWherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern; and the Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World is so Interspersed, As to Render the Study of Geography both Entertaining and Instructive By Thomas SalmonPublished by William Johnston, 1758Sixth EditionWith fold out hand coloured maps by Thomas JefferysUNUSUAL PROVENANCE - Cuming Collection This edition was published with 23 maps - only 20 are present in this volume but these are mostly hand coloured, which is very uncommon for this edition. The full list of maps is as follows: 1) The World2) The Sphere3) Europe4) Spain & Portugal - MAP NOT PRESENT IN THIS VOLUME5) France6) Italy7) The Seven United Provinces - MAP NOT PRESENT IN THIS VOLUME8) Germany9) Hungary with Turkey in Europe10) Poland, Lithuania & Prussia11) Russia or Muscovy in Europe12) Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Finland - MAP NOT PRESENT IN THIS VOLUME13) England & Wales14) Scotland15) Ireland16) Asia17) Turkey in Asia18) East Indies19) China20) Africa21) North America22) South America23) West Indies The book has been rebound by a library in green cloth.Internally there are some library labels & stickers at the front. The maps have one or two stamps on each denoting "Cuming Bequest - Southwark Public Libraries, Walworth Road". The Cuming collection contains many items collected by the Richard & Henry Cuming over two generations - some 100,000 objects were collected with most of these donated to the people of Southwark, where the Cuming Museum opened in 1906. Many items can still be viewed at the Southwark Heritage Centre today. Henry Syer Cuming (b 1817, d 1902) had an eye for collecting both unusual and more everyday items of daily life, which now provide a fascinating look back at the past. This volume contains a "withdrawn" stamp from the library. The stamps on the maps themselves tend to be towards the borders of the maps (see photos). There are also a number of "Cuming Bequest" stamps on other non-map pages throughout the volume. Thomas Jefferys was a leading map publisher, engraver and cartographer based in London, who also served as geographer to King George III. He spent time as an apprentice to Emanuel Bowen, another leading mapmaker of the time. Some mild foxing and age toning in places but generally the pages are in very good condition. The colour on the map pages remains generally bright. Most copies of this edition are uncoloured or else just coloured at the country borders, whereas this copy has fuller colouring on the map pages. A couple of maps have been neatly repaired/reinforced on the rear. A unique volume with unusual provenance. Size approx 18.5cm tall x 11cm wide (7.5" x 4.5") See photographs for further confirmation of condition.Please ask if any additional details or photographs are required.
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Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: LONDON
Non-Fiction Subject: Geography
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Thomas Salmon
Year Printed: 1758
