Lot n° 259

IMRAY, James.- Chart of the Mediterranean Sea including the Adriatic or Gulf of Venice & Grecian Archipelago, Black Sea and Sea of Marmora & Azov.

Estimation : 200 / 250
Adjudication : 350 €
Description
London, James Imray & Son, 1868. 4 copper engravings, 65 x 100 cm each, assembled and mounted on blue green paper with a total size of approx. 100 x 260 cm (browned, stains, marg. tears, places indicated with red dots). In roll. VERY LARGE CHART of the Mediterranean Sea with 28 inset maps of the principal harbours including Cadiz, Barcelona, Nice, Algiers, Palermo, Gibraltar, etc. The original map in one sheet, published in 1852 by James Imray (1803-1870), was later completed with new additions. As such it became one of the earliest charts published under the partnership with his son James Frederick Imray (1829-1891). With 2 retailer's labels.
# Tooley II-407.
Carte marine de la Méditerranée composée de 4 feuilles et comportant 28 petites cartes détaillées. Eaux-fortes, collées sur papier, roulées (brunies, faibles mouill., déchir. marg. sans perte).
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