Subject: France
Period: 1747 (published)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
10.9 x 9.4 inches
27.7 x 23.9 cm
This lot includes the full January 1747 issue, complete with 52 pages and a folding map of France. The map shows good detail throughout and locates roads, villages, etc. It extends to include Genoa and Utrecht and features two insets: the vicinity of Toulon, and the vicinity of Brest. Both show the harbor and a plan of the walled cities. Adorned with a fancy compass rose and title cartouche. Jefferys was the geographer to the Prince of Wales at this time.
References: Jolly #GENT-44.
Condition: B+
The map is a sharp impression, issued folding with a binding trim at bottom right that extends to the neatline, and was trimmed by the bookbinder with loss of the top neatline. The magazine has minor toning and soiling.