Hiberniae delineatio quoad hactenus licuit perfectissima studio/ Guilielmi Petty

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687
Language:Latin
Published: Dublin George Grierson 1732
Edition:Second Edition
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Collection:Benjamin Iveagh
Description
Item Description:380
Physical Description:73 leaves ill., 35 maps 43 cm.
Bibliography:Engraved double spread title, dedication and 35 of 36 engraved double spread maps, some folding. Lacking the map of Kerry. Engraved vignette of Petty's twin-hulled ship on the maps of Galway, Waterford and Antrim, it has been cut from the map of Down and replaced with a piece of plain paper. Some tears and repairs in folding maps. Atlas of Petty's survey of Ireland, 1655-1656. Provenance: Purchased by Edward Cecil Guinness from Hodges and Foster 1879 for 5 guineas. Iveagh 1901 stamp. See archival envelope for additional information. Binding: rebound in quarter morocco. Keynes 56, Lough Fea 238 (first edition) D5 F62