Bennison Jonathan (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition Sept. 1835. Engraved by J. Dower, Pentonville, london. Very large folding hand-coloured map in 64 sections all mounted on linen, lovely clean copy with green paper covered sided, slightly chipped around edges. All housed in the original heavily gilt decorated leather case with sliding lid. The spine has raised bands with heavy gilt decorated compartments, some scuffing and rubbing, generally in very good condition. A superb production and a rare large scale map of liverpool. Large hand-coloured folding map mounted on linen. (illustrator).…

Large decorative map of Liverpool and its environs (136 x 179.5 cm) engraved by J. Dower after J. Bennison with full original hand-colour, dissected into 64 sections and laid onto cloth, folding between orange moiré cloth covers into contemporary brown morocco slipcase decorated in blind and gilt. With a key listing churches, dissenters chapels (Scotch, Unitarian, Baptist, Independents, New Jerusalem, Methodists, Sandemanians, Jews, Catholics), public buildings, charities, places of public amusement, news rooms and libraries. Embellished with calligraphic cartouche and compass rose. Some trivial offsetting and spotting, generally an excellent example. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Large map is in fine original hand colour; Engraved by J. Dower, Pentonville, london and made up of four linen backed folding sections, each in 16 parts and each measuring 90.5 x 65 cms (making a total of 181x130 Cms; 71 1/4 x 51 Inches). Housed in a cloth slipcase with Morocco label. Size: 71 1/4 X 51 Inches (181 X 130 Cms.).…