Case Whittle (2 results)
- Softcover
Seller: N. Fagin Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.N. Fagin Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 9.22
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1982. Journals, Britain, Europe. The Council for British Archaeology Research Report No. 44, 161 pages and 6 plates, very goodto good+ paper/monograph.
- Map
Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerVery good. Original linen backing fragile and split in places. Some pen marks relating to Samuel A. Elliot's 1821 voyage. Comes with original cardboard slipcase. Size 24.5 x 31 Inches. A fine example of Laurie and Whittle's 1818 map of central Europe, focusing mainly on France, the Netherland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, an inset… of Transylvania, Prussia, Switzerland, and Germany. Partially included are England, Spain, Italy, Turkey, the Balkans, Poland, and Denmark. All major towns and roads are identified as well as limited topographical features, with elevation rendered in hachure. The cartographers credit the work of French map publisher Pierre M. Lapie as the source for this map. First issued in 1816, this useful map is an example of the second edition published in 1818. Subsequent editions were issued in both atlas format and case, as in the present example. Such maps were popular with American tourists on the 'Grand Tour.' Samuel A. Eliot Unlike most antique maps, this map has a known provenance. It was used by the American politician Samuel Atkins Eliot (1798 - 1862) on his 1821 European tour. At various points in his career, Eliot served in the Massachusetts Senate, was the Mayor of Boston, and represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. He was politically affiliated with the Whig party. Eliot traveled to Europe on the classic 'Grand Tour' in 1821. Sailing from Boston, he landed at the port of Liverpool, where he most likely acquired this map at the shop of W. Robinson, Castle Street. He traveled throughout England and Scotland before embarking for the continent several months later. Eliot landed in Dieppe and traveled to Paris, then south to Toulouse before turning eastward to Italy where he traveled as far south as Naples before turning north, to Switzerland, Germany, and Holland. From here he either returned to France or departed directly to England, and thence to Boston.
