1730 Geographical Grammar by Pat. Gordon 15 Fold-Out Maps

Description: Geography Anatomiz’d: Or, The Geographical Grammar. Being a Short and Exact Analysis Of the whole Body of Modern Geography, After a New and Curious Method. Comprehending I. A General View of the Terraqueous Globe… II. A Particular View of the Terraqueous Globe… Collected from the Best Autors, and Illustrated with divers Maps. The Twelfth Edition, Corrected, and somewhat Enlarg’d. And a set of New Maps. By Mr. Senex. London: Printed for J. And J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, B. Sprint, J. Osborn and T. Longman, J. Brotherton, R. Ford, A. Ward, and J. Clarke. 1730. Fine contemporary half-calf marbled binding, 15 total plates (two original lacking, one extra-illustration), 416 pp, 8 x 5”, 8vo. ***Please NOTE: TWO Original plates are lacking (according to binder’s directions on page 416): Moscovia (75 pp) & Germany (98 pp), however, an extra fold-out of South-America is found before page 369. Also, the fold-out for Spain/Portugal is bound before page 145 rather than page 137 as binder’s directions states. In fair condition. Modern binding normally rubbed at edges and leather corners. Gilt lettering and ruling on leather spine bright and clean. Original half-title page exhibits an ink stain on bottom edge & exhibits clear tape from top corner down to tail of gutter (to repair a tear). Water dampness staining exhibited on top half of text-block. Normal toning present, especially at edges of leaves. Fold-outs exhibit light toning at creases, & water dampness staining at top edges. Map of South America before page 369 is age-stained at fore-edge with some chipping. Bottom edge of text-block exhibits ink stain. Modern binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask question, if any, before purchasing. John Senex (1678 - 1740) engraver and seller of maps and globes, was one of the leading cartographers of the 18th century. The son of a Shropshire gentleman, he started his apprenticeship to Robert Clavell of the Stationers' Company in 1695; thus he was probably born around 1680, and he died at his London home in 1740. Senex is perhaps most famous for his Globes. The globes of John Senex are remarkable for their engraving and cartographic skill, and also for the knowledge of astronomy that they display. From a mechanical point of view, these are very well-made globes. The superior craftsmanship of Senex is also clear. The use of Latin on an English globe is rather unusual and could indicate that Senex intended his 680 mm (27 in) globes for the learned world, such as for professors in astronomy and geography. Around 1724, Senex moved into Fleet Street itself, opposite St Dunstan's church. By this time, he was well-known among scholars in his field, for he published Calculation of Solar Eclipses by William Whiston, a Cambridge don and one of Newton's friends. The Island of California refers to a long-held global misconception, dating from the 16th century, that the California region was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by a strait now known as the Gulf of California. One of the most famous cartographic errors in history, it was propagated on many maps during the 17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory evidence from various explorers. The legend was initially infused with the idea that California was a terrestrial paradise, like the Garden of Eden or Atlantis. This mapping error was not a one-off event. From the mid-1500s to the late 1700s great controversy surrounded the geography of California. There are slightly over 1,000 maps in Stanford's Glen McLaughlin Collection of California as an Island, the largest collection of such maps in the world. RAREB1730HSTC 7/24 - HK1832

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