Devon.- Donn (Benjamin) A Map of the County of Devon, first edition, printed title, 9pp. list of towns, seats & proprietors and subscribers, double-page engraved keymapand 12 double-pagemaps by Thomas Jefferys, in full contemporary hand-colouring, inset town plans of Exeter and Plymouth uncoloured, some offsetting and occasional soiling, later half calf, rubbed, edges worn, [Batten & Bennett, The PrintedMaps ofDevon44], folio,for the Author, 1765. ⁂ The deluxe version of one of the best known large scale countymaps due to the 100 guineas award from the Royal Society of Arts, conceived in 1762,Donn's being the firstmapto receive the award. It was published and sold in a simple twelve-sheet format for one and a half guineas with an extra five shillings for colouring. It was also available in a bound state as here, with a printed title page, index, subscribers list and keymapfor two guineas plus extra for colouring.
Devon.- Donn (Benjamin) A Map of the County of Devon, first edition, printed title, 9pp. list of towns, seats & proprietors and subscribers, double-page engraved keymapand 12 double-pagemaps by Thomas Jefferys, in full contemporary hand-colouring, inset town plans of Exeter and Plymouth uncoloured, some offsetting and occasional soiling, later half calf, rubbed, edges worn, [Batten & Bennett, The PrintedMaps ofDevon44], folio,for the Author, 1765. ⁂ The deluxe version of one of the best known large scale countymaps due to the 100 guineas award from the Royal Society of Arts, conceived in 1762,Donn's being the firstmapto receive the award. It was published and sold in a simple twelve-sheet format for one and a half guineas with an extra five shillings for colouring. It was also available in a bound state as here, with a printed title page, index, subscribers list and keymapfor two guineas plus extra for colouring.
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