"[Lot of 2] Italy [and] Italia Antigua", Playfair, James

Dr. Playfair (1738-1819), was a minister, historiographer to the Prince of Wales, and Principal of the United College of St Salvator and St Leonard in the University of St Andrews from 1799 until his death. The maps from Playfair's A New General Atlas are quite scarce. This pair of maps of Italy and ancient Italy extend to include Corsica, Sardinia and the coast of Tunisia. Engraved by H. Cooper and published by Macredie, Skelly & Co.

A) Italy. Condition: Original color with light toning along centerfold and some soiling. Short centerfold separations that enter map image 1-2.5" at right and left have been closed on verso with archival tape. There are damp stains in blank margins, far from map image. (C+)
B) Italia Antigua. Condition: Original color with light toning along centerfold and faint offsetting. There is light soiling and a short centerfold separation in left blank margin that has been closed on verso with archival tape. (B)

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