Lothian (John). Lothian's County Atlas of Scotland, 2 parts in 1 volume, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: J. Lothian, 1826 [i.e. 1830], 4;2;[2] pp., engraved frontispiece (dated 1829), 2 engraved title-pages (dated 1826 and 1829), 41 hand-coloured engraved maps on 39 sheets (all dated 1830 except the final map, 'Modern Scotland', dated 1827; 2 of the maps double-page: 'Scotland under the Romans' and 'Scotland in the Fifteenth Century'), toned throughout, light offsetting, small perforation from map 27 to end, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, original green paper label to front cover, rubbed overall, 4to (29.2 x 23 cm) (Qty: 1) THE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Chubb Scotland XXVIIIa (p. 386). Chubb records this rare work under the title Atlas of Modern Scotland, and may not have seen a copy of either the first edition (1826) or the present edition, as he describes only the the third edition of 1838, in his view 'a neatly prepared and clearly printed atlas'. The second part contains seven historical maps and a 'Map of Modern Scotland'; the part-title indicates that the work was issued coloured, as here, and uncoloured.
Lothian (John). Lothian's County Atlas of Scotland, 2 parts in 1 volume, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: J. Lothian, 1826 [i.e. 1830], 4;2;[2] pp., engraved frontispiece (dated 1829), 2 engraved title-pages (dated 1826 and 1829), 41 hand-coloured engraved maps on 39 sheets (all dated 1830 except the final map, 'Modern Scotland', dated 1827; 2 of the maps double-page: 'Scotland under the Romans' and 'Scotland in the Fifteenth Century'), toned throughout, light offsetting, small perforation from map 27 to end, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, original green paper label to front cover, rubbed overall, 4to (29.2 x 23 cm) (Qty: 1) THE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Chubb Scotland XXVIIIa (p. 386). Chubb records this rare work under the title Atlas of Modern Scotland, and may not have seen a copy of either the first edition (1826) or the present edition, as he describes only the the third edition of 1838, in his view 'a neatly prepared and clearly printed atlas'. The second part contains seven historical maps and a 'Map of Modern Scotland'; the part-title indicates that the work was issued coloured, as here, and uncoloured.
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