Lot 2160
Old Plans of Bristow. An interesting folio of early plans and maps of Bristol, together with facsimiles of supporting documents, comprising; 26 engraved maps, including 9 double-page and one folding, 5 engraved views, 4 engraved portraits and 29 facsimiles, most cleanly mounted to size, a few loose, contemporary half vellum, bookplate of John E. Pritchard, folio
The maps include: Braun and Hogenberg's Brightstowe, double-page, uncoloured, 520mm x 371mm, [c.1581]; James Millard's An Exact Delineation of the Famous Cittie of Bristoll, double-page, hand-coloured, 243mm x 227mm, [c.1671]; Benjamin Donne's A Plan of the City of Bristol, double-page, third edition, 540mm x 382mm, [c.1782]; John Rocque's Bristol, folding and backed on linen, 477mm x 530mm, [1780]; J. Mathews' City and Suburbs of Bristol, double-page, 488mm x 382mm, [1794] (and 4 other editions, some backed with linen).
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