A Sea Chart of the Gulph of Venice Describing all the Sea Coasts and Islands contained therin

Published by R. Mount and Thomas Page in Postern-Row on Tower Hill. 1677-[1711], London

Seller: Clive A. Burden Ltd., Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, United KingdomClive A. Burden Ltd.

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400 x 510 mm., in fine recent outline colour, in good condition. This rare English sea chart of the Gulf of Venice and Adriatic Sea was first published in John Seller's 'English Pilot Third Part' covering the Mediterranean Sea in 1677. This example is published by Richard Mount and Thomas Page in the 1711 edition of the 'English Pilot Part III' covering the same region. It shows the coastlines of Italy, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, extending from Friuli and Istria south to Otranto and Valona (Vlore) in present day Albania. Navigational hazards and safe anchorage's are shown. NMM 425 no. 138; Shirley 'Atlases in the BL' M.M&P 3a no. 15.

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Title
A Sea Chart of the Gulph of Venice Describing all the Sea Coasts and Islands contained therin
Author
SELLER, John
Publisher
R. Mount and Thomas Page in Postern-Row on Tower Hill. 1677-[1711], London
Condition
Very Good
Binding
No binding
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Clive A. Burden Ltd.

Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, United Kingdom

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Founded by the late Clive A. Burden in 1966, the company is one of the longest established dealers in antique maps, atlases, books and rare decorative prints. All items offered are fine original examples. Areas of particular focus are the British Isles and North America. Our stock dates from incunabula (pre-1500) to the late 1800s. We also carry decorative prints including botanical, bird, other natural history, architecture, in addition to Vanity Fair caricatures. Books include atlases, illustrated, and colour plate works. Philip D. Burden joined his father in the business in 1979. His interests included the British Isles and North America. He wrote and published in 1996 and 2007 the definitive two volume treatise entitled ‘The Mapping of North America’. This was the first work to list all known printed maps relating to North America up to the year 1700. Each fully described and illustrated. Clive A. Burden Ltd. is a member of the following organisations: the ABA (Antiquarian Bookdealers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and IMCoS (International Map Collector’s Society). …

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Clive A Burden Ltd

5 Jardine House, Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road
Harrow, United Kingdom HA1 3EX