Mapping of Terra Australis. – R. V. Tooley. From the Editorial First Edition: “The Map Collector is a new venture that we hope will appeal to a great number of people. Editor Ronald Vere Tooley FRGS., FRSGS Publisher: Map Collector Publications Limited.
A cloth backed map folded and mounted on burgundy board covers. It unfolds to an approximate size of 70 x 100 cm. The map depicts the British Front in France & Flanders, providing a historical and collectable piece for enthusiasts of antiquarian and military history.
Published in London in 1763, this first edition examines the contest for influence and territory between Britain and France on the Indian subcontinent during the eighteenth century. The work discusses the Carnatic Wars, Madras, Bengal, Robert Clive, and the rise of the piracy and the Maratha Confederacy.
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London: William Darton, 58 Holborn Hill, 1809. This engraved map of England and Wales isdissected and mounted on original linen, folding into itsoriginal marbled paperboard slipcase with engraved paper title and publisher’s labels.