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SELLER (JOHN) Atlas Minimus or a Book of Geography, John Seller... Sold at his House at the Hermitage in Wapping, [c.1677] image 1
SELLER (JOHN) Atlas Minimus or a Book of Geography, John Seller... Sold at his House at the Hermitage in Wapping, [c.1677] image 2
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SELLER (JOHN)
Atlas Minimus or a Book of Geography, John Seller... Sold at his House at the Hermitage in Wapping, [c.1677]

27 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£4,000 - £6,000

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SELLER (JOHN)

Atlas Minimus or a Book of Geography, engraved frontispiece licence leaf showing a globe surrounded by putti and a crown, engraved decorative title-page by James Clark, 52 engraved maps (of 53, lacking World), each with accompanying engraved leaf of geographical tables, most with decorative or historiated cartouche at head, small rust spot on opening 4 leaves, and fore-margin of 4 (resulting in small loss just touching image of "The Artick Pole"), early reverse calf, metal clasp and catch [Phillips, Atlases 490; cf. ESTC 006078821; Shirley, British Library T.SELL-5a, both different imprint address], small 8vo (104 x 65mm.), John Seller... Sold at his House at the Hermitage in Wapping, [c.1677]

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Rare edition of Seller's miniature atlas, no copies of this imprint — before the addition of "and in Pope's head Alley in Cornhill Lon.", Seller's address between August 1678 and May 1681 — traced on Rare Book Hub, nor in ESTC.

Includes 12 maps relating to the Americas, including "America", "South America", "Florida", "The English empire in America", "Mexico or New Spain" (showing Florida and Virginia), "New Mexico" (showing California as an island), and "Mexico or New Spain").

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