This rare volume features a map with a very late depiction of California as an island. Beautifully engraved, the map gives the location of Indian regions including Apache, Hopi (Moqui), and Navaho. The Great Basin is Parts Unknown and the Pacific Northwest and western Canada is completely blank and without a coastline. The article beginning on page 25, "An Account of America, the Largest Quarter of the Terraqueous Globe. With a new and accurate Map…" relates to the Bennett map. The volume contains all twelve monthly issues, January through December, plus a supplement, addenda, and index at rear. It is a fascinating compilation of events for the year 1759 including some of North American interest, including an article and folding map of the British siege at Quebec entitled A Map of the Country Round Quebec, with the Camps of the English & French, at the Siege thereof. Also includes a folding map of Asia by Bennett and a great full-page engraving of a Delaware Indian in full dress and war paint and "his Tomohawk, Scalping knife, &c." 735 pages with engraved frontispiece, 10 engraved views and portrait plates (6 folding), 9 hand-colored engraved natural history plates, and 8 engraved maps (3 folding). Bound in contemporary calf with gilt-lettered red spine label, 5 raised bands, and fancy gilt edging. Printed for R. Griffiths in London.

References: Jolly #GMUI-10-17; McLaughlin #239.

Condition: A

The folding map of America is very clean and bright with a short archivally repaired fold separation at bottom (as does the Asia map). The remaining plates and text are clean with an occasional spot of foxing or tiny wormholes in the margins. There is light shelf wear with small chip to lower edge of spine label and small piece missing from heel of spine. Binding tight and sound.