Shelfmark
Gf.3.12(01)
Author
Title
Atlas maritimus, or The sea--atlas being a book of maritime charts. Describing the sea-coasts, capes, headlands, sands, shoals, rocks and dangers. The bays, roads, harbors, rivers and ports, in most of the known parts of the world. Collected from the latest and best discoveries that have been made: by divers able and experienced navigators of our English nation. Accommodated with a hydrographical description of the whole world; shewing the chief cities, towns, and places of trade and commerce; with the nature of the commodities and merchandizes of each country; very useful for merchants, and all other persons concerned in maritime affairs. By John Seller, hydrographer to the King.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Book of charts
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Sea-atlas
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed by John Darby, for the author, and are to be sold at his shop at the Hermitage in Wapping, M. DC. LXXV. [1675]
Physical description
[6], 12, [2] p., [80] leaves of plates : maps ; 44 cm. (fol.)
Note
Above imprint: Cum privilegio Regis.
Note
With an added engraved title page: Atlas maritimus. or [sic] A book of charts.
Note
Preface on [A]2v dated: Hemitage [sic] April 25. 1675.
Note
Signatures: [pi]1 [A]² B-D² [chi]1.
Note
First publication, with 26 maps, under title: Atlas maritimus, or, A book of charts. [London, 1670?] but all copies and editions vary in contents.
Note
The illustrations and maps are on double plates.
Note
With a final advertisement leaf.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R13362
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S2464
Citation/references note
Phillips, Philip. A list of geographical atlases, 1909-20, 487
Provenance
Manuscript note loose between maps 12 and 13 "Mr Mann is ... to make a ... of the ... chronological writers for his friend who has only the following ..." then lists titles and dates of some publications; presumably Nicholas Mann (d. 1753).
Binding
Late 17th century sprinkled sheep skin binding and blind tooled double fillet borders.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy's title has pasted in imprint with date M.DC.LXX.VIII. [1678].
Copy-specific note
ECL copy has [60] leaves of plates and lacks final advertisement leaf.
Copy-specific note
Map of The Channel and Bay of Biscay loose at beginning of volume printed in English and lacking imprint.
Copy-specific note
Tipped in on guards: "A view of the taxes, funds, and publick revenues of England. Total moneys voted by Parliament during the Court of this War. Anno 1702 - 1706, " London, Printed for Tim Childe at the White Hart at the West End of St. Pauls, 1712 and "To be given gratis to the buyers of the half sheet entituled, a view of the taxes, funds, and publick revenues of England" are inserted between maps 2 and 3 in binding; postage stamp on recto of first leaf.
Copy-specific note
Inscription on flyleaf "Atlas Maritimus Constance" and English hand index of contents.
Subject
Hydrographic surveying Early works to 1800.
Subject
Nautical charts Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Darby, John, 1624 or 5 - 1704 publisher.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B49086