Lot 407

SCALE, Bernard (1732-1825). An Hibernian Atlas. London: Laurie and Whittle, 12 May 1809. 4° (227 x 168mm), engraved throughout by Ellis and Palmer with title, dedication, preface and index leaf, and 37 hand-coloured maps with descriptive text on facing pages. (A few spots on title.) Modern half calf.

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SCALE, Bernard (1732-1825). An Hibernian Atlas. London: Laurie and Whittle, 12 May 1809. 4° (227 x 168mm), engraved throughout by Ellis and Palmer with title, dedication, preface and index leaf, and 37 hand-coloured maps with descriptive text on facing pages. (A few spots on title.) Modern half calf.

'An improved edition' of Scale's atlas, following those of 1776, 1788 and 1798. The later editions are much rarer than the first. This edition not in Chubb.