Language: English
Published by S Gibbs, Bath
Seller: Anah Dunsheath RareBooks ABA ANZAAB ILAB, Auckland, NZ, New Zealand
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Canvas backed map of Bath, 25 x 28 cm. folding into an original cloth cover 13.5 x 8 cm. Includes a reference list of buildings, with original hand-coloured waterways. c.1880.
Published by Printed for and sold by A. Taylor & W. Meyler. Bath. 1799, Bath, 1799
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
Map
No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. A fine and bright example of this rare map. (17.3 x 17.2 inches). Hand coloured. Paper watermarked 1797. Loosely folded into four but with no damage to the creases or edges. A remarkable survivor in such nice condition. Loosely housed in a modern marbled paper covered drop top box. ---- William Smith created his first geological map around Bath in 1799, widely regarded as the beginning of modern geological mapping, and this was the map he used.