CHRISTMAS RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE December 11th & 12th, 2024

98 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 727. Atlas: Petty (Sir William) Hiberniae Delineatio, quod hactenus lincuit ... Large folio [London 1685] First Edition of the First Atlas of Ireland. Engd. portraits of the author, dated 1683, engraved by Edwin Sandys, dble page engraved contents, second state with ‘Cum Pivilegio Regis’ added., lg. dble page map of Ireland with catouche and engd. slip decorations, 4 engd. maps of provinces, & 32 other engd. maps of the Irish Counties mostly dble page, but some v. large fold. maps, complete, all in v. good condition. Bound in original full calf, gilt dble fillet borders, & central tooled gilt panels with floral tooled gilt borders etc., upper joint cracked. An extraordinary survival. Extremely Scarce. Sweeney: 3439. (1) €9,000 - €12,000