Lieutenant Robert Campbell (3 results)

No Binding. Condition: As Described. No Jacket. A New and Correct Map of Scotland or North Britain with all the Post and Military Roads, Divisions &ca Drawn from the Most Approved Surveys Illustrated with Many Additional Improvements, and Regulated by the Latest Astronomical Observations by Lieutenant [Robert] Campbell Published by Robert Sayer, No 53 Fleet-Street, London, as the Act directs January 10th, 1790. Copper plate engraving with hand colour outlines denoting county boundaries. Consists of two large sheets, each sheet measuring around 42 3/4" x 26 3/8" (1085mm x 670mm), though each sheet in itself consists of two smaller conjoined sheets. The first map covering the north of Scotland contains a cartouche with scales, etc while the second map covering the south of Scotland contains list of distances of principal stages on the great roads leading from Edinburgh. Each map contains a number of folds. There is some tattering, tearing and loss, mainly around the edges, more so to the top of the second map. The first map contains a split (around 300mm) part of the way along the uppermost horizontal fold and the second map contain a split (around 200mm) part of the way along the lowermost horizontal fold, with a little splitting at outer edges, in both cases, though no loss in either case. Contains some offsetting, particularly opposite cartouche of first map, and a little marking but reasonably clean for age. See pictures for further information.…

Hardcover. Engraved folding map mounted on cartographic linen (23 x 21 inches, showing the plate-mark) in 16 sections. With an inset of "The Islands of Orkney and Shetland which Compose the Shire of Orkney" top right, and the title in an elegant cartouche bottom left, with exceptionally fine original hand-colouring in full (some minor waterstaining to the top margin); original marbled paper boards slipcase (worn). An extremely attractive and detailed map of Scotland, issued separately by Laurie and Whittle in a reduced format after the large wall-map first published by their predecessors Sayer and Bennet with Campbell's revisions in 1790.…

Condition: Very Good. Hand sewn briefs. 4to. 11½'' x 9''. In Very Good condition with small tears to the corners of the 1836 paper. With hand written double-sided folded letter signed by Lord H (F?). Jeffrey, 20, June 1839. Member of the P.B.F.A. LAW, JUSTICE, LEGAL SYSTEM.