ANTIQUE CHARTS BRITISH ISLES

DONCKER, Hendrick.

Pas Caert van't in komen van de Canael; hoe men die sal aen doen als men uyt de West Komt.

Amsterdam, 1670. 430 x 520.
Original colour; short centrefold split (repaired) in lower margin and a smaller one at the tope edge, minor darkening of centrefold due to guard paste and very light overall age-toning of paper, otherwise a good example.
A fine chart covering the Western Approaches, shows Southern Ireland, the SW parts of England and Wales, the Western part of Brittany and NW Spain and Cape Finisterre. Decorative figured cartouche to right. According to Koeman, Doncker's charts were the most up-to-date in the second-half of the 17th century. KOEMAN, IV, pp.152-155. Don 12 B.

£560

KEULEN, Gerard van.

Nieuwe Zeekaart van't derde Gedeeltre van't Canaal Tuschen Engeland en Vrankryk.

Amsterdam, 1794. 500 x 575.
Uncoloured; minor souling and age-toning, otherwise very good.
An uncommon chart of the Western Approaches, shows the Scilly Isles, Cornwall and the coast Torbay. Also the Northern French coast of Brittany. With currents and tidal directions along with soundings in fathoms.

£690

THOMSON, John.

The British Channel.

London, 1817. 505 x 635.
Original colour; minor age-toning to the edges of margins, otherwise very good condition.
The English Channel, shows Cornwall across to Brest and up to North Foreland, Kent and across to Cap Grisnez.

£170

COLLINS, Capt. Greenville.

The River Avon From the Severn to the Citty of Bristoll.

London, 1693-1738, state 2 with dedication. Two sheets conjoined, total 400 x 930.
Uncoloured; some light age-toning and minor damp staining, also minor soiling to the margins, otherwise a good example.
Published in Captain Greenville Collins' 'Great Britain's Coasting Pilot'. Fine title cartouche of the Avon Gorge being navigated by a sailing vessel and the City of Bristol in detail. MCC 58, item 46.

£620

GROSVENOR, James.

A Chart of the Sands and Channels from the Nore to Margate Road.

London, Laurie & Whittle, 1794. 450 x 610.
Uncoloured; very minor print offsetting and light age-toning, otherwise very good.
A chart of the Eastern Approaches to the Thames, showing sands and navigable channels. Details include bouys, soundings in fathoms and sailing directions. Shows the Isle of Sheppey - Whitstable Street - Margate and then on to North Foreland.

£220

GIBSON, John.

A Correct Chart of the English Channell & C.

[London, London Magazine, c.1760.] 110 x 195.
Uncoloured; light age-toning, otherwise good.
The English Channel, shows the Isles of Scily up to Harwich, also shows the Channel Isles.

£45

ANON.

[No title].

[London, c.1680-]. 515 x 405.
Uncoloured; some minor spotting and age-toning thoughout, one or two slightly darker spots, some marginal soiling, but overall the paper quality is good and strong without any tears or splits.
An unsigned chart of the part of the English Channel, between Sussex and Normandy. I am fairly sure it is not Seller or Thornton, but of English origin. Because of the style and paper type I have assumed it to be late 17th century. The chart covers the English coast between the Isle of Wight and South Foreland, across the Channel to France and the coast between the Cherbourg Peninsular and Calais. Inset is a more detailed chart of the Isle of Wight and the coast of Hampshire.

£520

HALLEY, Capt. Edmund.

A New Chart of the British Channel Extending from North Foreland to Scilly Isles &c.

London, W & J Mount & T Page, c.1760. 455 x 870.
Coloured, possibly old; signs of old folds, some short splits, very minor spotting, otherwise a fine example.
A superb chart of the English Channel after Edmund Halley.

£560

COLLINS, Capt. Greenville.

[Rye].

London, 1693-. 445 x 285.
Uncoloured; some age-toning caused by a previous framing, signs of old worm damage in lower margin (repaired with old paper from the book), trimmed close at right margin with no loss of printed surface, otherwise a good example.
State 2, with the number '8' added in the top left corner. A decorative chart of the coast of Kent showing Rye and part of the Romney Marshes.

£98

POTTER, J.D.

The Lizard and Adjacent Rocks. Surveyed by Capt. G.Williams and Mr J.S.Wells Master. 1851.

London, J.D.Potter, for the Admiralty, 1856. 500 x 615
Coloured; some short tears to folds, mounting tape from old frame on verso, light age-toning from mount, minor spotting, otherwise a very good example.
A superbly detailed chart of the Lizard in Cornwall, with all the hazards, rocks, shoals and depths displayed in fathoms. A fine example of the engravers art, J & C Walker have used clever hatchering to indicate the land-fall and steepness of the cliffs. Inset two profiles of the land-mass.

£340

BELLIN, Nicholas.

Nouvelle Carte Reduite de La Manche pour Servir aux Vaisseaux du Roy.

Paris, 1749. 550 x 860.
Original colour; light ink soiling to the surface, minor marginal toning, otherwise a fine example.
A detailed chart of the English Channel, decorative rococo style cartouche bottom right. An early chart published by the Département de la Marine.

£580

KEULEN, Johannes van.

Nieuwe Wassende Graade Paskaart van t' Canaal Tusschen Engelandt en Vrankryk...…

Amsterdam, c.1680. 505 x 585.
Original colour; signs of old folds, crude repairs to verso at the intersections, light marginal soiling, short tears to edges of margins, signs of toning from an earlier mount and frame, otherwise a fair to good example.
A decorative chart of the English Channel, showing Southern England and Northen France. Decorative figured cartouche bottom right and with the Royal Arms in the centre of Southern England. Probably published in the 'Zee Atlas'.

£560

BOWLES (Carington).

Bowles's New Topographical Chart of the English Channel with it's Environs; Comprehending the Southern Counties of England & Wales, with the Maritime Provinces of France, Flanders, & Zeeland, from Helveotsluys, to the River Loire, and the Inland Country to Paris.

London, Bowles & Carver, 1794-98. 500 x 690.
Original body colour; very light spotting in places, signs of light colour off set, otherwise a fine example.
Detail includes direction of currents, tidal flow, times of high water and depths in fathoms. Published in 'Bowles's Universal Atlas, Being a Complete Collection of New and Accurate Maps'.

£280

COLLINS, Capt. Greenville.

No Title. [Moray Firth.]

London, 1689. 440 x 560.
Uncoloured; slight age-toning to the edges of the paper, short tear to upper margin (repaired), otherwise a fine example.
Published in Collins' 'Great Britain's Coasting Pilot', the first state.

£110

JEFFERYS, Thomas.

3rd Chart of the Coast of France including the British Channel.

London, c.1750. 220 x 305.
Coloured, possibly old; age-toning to the margins due to framing in the past, minor soiling, otherwise a fair to good example.
A chart by Thomas Jefferys showing the physical make up of the English Channel, from the Scilly Isles to Orford Ness.

£140

VISSCHER, Nicolas.

Manica Gallis La Manche et Belgis Het Canaal pars Oceani.

Amsterdam, c.1657. 475 x 565.
Original colour; light age-toning, slightly darker in the margins due to framing in the past, tape on verso from a previous frame, light soiling due to inking of the plate, otherwise a very good example.
A highly decorative chart of the English Channel, shows Southern England and Northern France. Decorative figured cartouche bottom right.

£430

BUACHE, Philippe.

Carte Physique et Profil du Canal de la Manche et d'une partie de la Mer du Nord...…

Paris, 1754. 255 x 320.
Original colour; light age toning to the edges of the margins, minor marginal spotting, otherwise a fine example.
An unusual chart of the English Channel and Northern France. Buache has attempted to deal with the physical aspect of the area, both on land and in the sea. Published in the 'Atlas Physique' and engraved by Desbruslins.

£210

JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert.

Carte de la Manche.

Paris, 1692. 580 x 815.
Fine original outline colour: trimmed to printed line border along top edge, now top margin reinstated with old paper, small section of paper has been torn off at lower part of centrefold (triangular), only print loss being the printed grid border, now repaired with old paper and reinstated in manuscript, overall fair to good condition and priced accordingly.
A spectacular map of the English Channel after Sanson, showing great detail, depths in fathoms, sandbanks, battle sites with dates, compass roses and rhumb lines.

£390

THOMSON & CO, John.

The British Channel.

Edinburgh, John Thomson, 1821. 505 x 635.
Original outline colour; light marginal soiling and age-toning to the edges of the paper, very light toning to centrefold due to guard paste, otherwise very good condition.
A detailed chart of the English Channel. Published by John Thomson & Company in 'A New General Atlas'.

£160

WAGHENAER, Lucas Jansz.

The Sea Mappe of the North coast of England betweene Walderswick & Burnhamwith all the bankes and sholdes there alongst [sic].

[Amsterdam], 1587. 325 x 505.
Original, with some recent embellishment after cleaning; some expert restoration to small holes in the top left portion of the chart, this has something to do with the original colouring on the header to the text on the verso, cetrefold restored and strengthened, these repairs only really visible when held up to the light, now completely stabilsed and de-acidified, overall a good example.
An example of the earliest printed chart showing the East Anglian coast of England. This example with place names and text in English appears to be re-worked with minor differences from the earlier plate in Latin. Shows the coast from Walberswick and just south to a place named Easton Ness, possibly East Bridge and north to Burnham and around to Snettisham (shown on the coast).. From the English text edition of the 'Spieghel der Zeevaerdt' or 'The Mariners Mirrour', translated by Anthony Ashley, clerk of the Privy Council, who used the Latin edition of 1586 as a model. RARE. Engraved by Theodore de Bry, with his initials in the bottom left corner.
KOEMAN: Wag 13.

£2,150

FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.

England and Wales Cities, Ports & Harbours. 1st Metropolitan District &c.

London, Edinburgh & Dublin, 1874. 465 x 300.
Original coloured lithograph; very light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise fine condition.
Three maps on one sheet, shows: London, Metropolitan Burghs [sic], Portland and the Estuary of the Thames and the Medway. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.

£90

FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.

Ports & Harbours on the North West Coast of England.

London, Edinburgh & Dublin, 1874. 465 x 300.
Original coloured lithograph; very light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise fine condition.
Seven maps on one sheet, shows: Holyhead Harbour, Fleetwood, Silloth, Town & Borough of Liverpool with Birkenhead, Whitehaven, Lancaster, Environs of Liverpool and the Estuaries of the Mersey and Dee. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.

£65

FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.

Ports & Harbours on the South East Coast of England.

London, Edinburgh & Dublin, 1874. 465 x 300.
Original coloured lithograph; very light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise fine condition.
Twelve maps on one sheet, shows: Margate, Folkestone, Falmouth, Ramsgate, Southampton, Exmouth, with a larger map of Plymouth Sound in the centre, then a Plan of Portsmouth, Portsea, Spithead and Vicinity, Dover, Penzance, Poole and Dartmouth. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.

£68

FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.

Ports & Harbours on the South-West Coast of England & Wales.

London, Edinburgh & Dublin, 1874. 465 x 300.
Original coloured lithograph; very light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise fine condition.
Seven maps on one sheet, shows: Swansea, Milford Haven (with inset of Pembroke Dock) Cardiff, Bristol Channel, Newport Dock, Fishguard Bay and Bristol. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.

£65

HEATHER, William.

The River Thames.

London, 1791. 630 x 780.
Coloured; signs of slight wear as expected from a chart of this size, marginal nicks and short tears (repaired), light spotting and minor soiling, signs of old folds, particularly on verso (has been folded into four at some stage), thin paper area in the centre of the chart with some facsimile reinstatement to loss of printed surface, otherwise a fair to good example of a rare chart.
A superbly detailed chart of the Thames Estuary, showing the Essex, Suffolk and Kent coastline. The Thames goes as far as Purfleet, with detail of the towns of Gravesend, Southend, Maldon, Colchester, Ipswich and Dover. Detail includes: sandbanks, sailing routes, compass rose, marshes, leading marks, with depths in fathoms at low Spring Tides. Inset map of the River Thames as far as London Bridge. Engraved by J. Stephenson. RARE.

£420

[HALLEY, Edmund.].

Milford Haven - The Severn - Islands of Scilly.

London, c.1728. 495 x 595.
Uncoloured; some light waterstaining mainly to margins, some slightly thinner paper areas near centre, only visible when held up to the light, otherwise a very good example.
Three charts on one sheet, half the sheet has a detailed chart of Milford Haven, with safe anchorage, leading marks and depths in fathoms, the other half shows two charts, one of the mouth of the River Avon and part of the River Severn and the other shows the Scilly Isles in some detail.

£320

TOVEY, A and GINVER, N.

A New Chart of the Island of Scilly.

London, Laurie & Whittle, 1794. 490 x 670.
Uncoloured; light print offset, minor spotting and soiling, mainly to margins, otherwise a very good example.
A highly detailed chart of the Scilly Isles with five elevations showing the appearance of the islands from different approaches and an inset depicting St. Agnes lighthouse. Soundings in fathoms and sailing directions are given. There is a note by Gillstone Rocks; "Sir Cloudesly Shovel was lost here in the Association the 22nd of October 1707 at night." And off St'Mary's another note stating "Here the body of Sir Cloudesly Shovel was thrown up and buried; but afterwards taken up by the Purser of the Arundel".
MCC: The Isles of Scilly. PALMER No.36.

£590