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The Mediterranean Pilot, Containing Two Hundred and Twenty-four Accurate Plans of the Principal Harbours, Bays, Roadsteads, and Islands in the Mediterranean Sea
by HEATHER, William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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East Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Heather, 1802. First Edition. Contemporary full leather binding, red leather spine label, oblong, (6 1/2 inches tall, 8 inches long, almost 3 inches wide) 224 charts. Title continues: Including Those in the Gulf of Venice, Archipelago, Sea of Marmora, and the Levant, Drawn from the French & Italian Surveys of Michelot, Bremond, & Ayrouard ; and from Those of Mess. John Wilson and Joseph Foss Dessiou, Masters in the Royal Navy. Extremely rare complete copy of this title. WorldCat locates one copy at The British Library. Fabulous bookplate for 'Rich Barry Mathematical and Optical Instrument Maker' at front pastedown. William Heather was among the most prominent cartographers of the period. He succeeded Mount and Page in 1765 and then established a Naval Academy and the Naval Warehouse, which provided nautical instruments, charts and instructional texts on navigation. Very Good, front inner hinge cracked but holding, some chipping to leather spine ends, few maps with bit of old ink stain at lower fore-edge corner.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37742
- Title
- The Mediterranean Pilot, Containing Two Hundred and Twenty-four Accurate Plans of the Principal Harbours, Bays, Roadsteads, and Islands in the Mediterranean Sea
- Author
- HEATHER, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Heather
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1802
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
For the past many years this firm has strived to provide a large, high quality, and diverse collection of mostly fiction published primarily before the Second World War and with their original dustjackets. Our specialties include Photoplay Editions, Mysteries, Fantasy Literature, Plays, Romances, Westerns, Hollywood Interest, and Business Fiction. We also have a large collection of Cocktail Recipe Books, Children's Literature and 19th Century Literature. We pride ourselves on providing accurately described, high grade, and difficult to locate titles in these fiction genres.
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- Chipping
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- Cracked
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