[COLE, G. & J. ROPER]. The British Atlas; comprising a Complete Set of County Maps of England and Wales: with a General Map of Navigable Rivers and Canals; and Plans of Cities and Principal Towns. London: Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810. 4° (289 x 232mm). List of maps and plans, 58 hand-coloured maps and 21 town plans ?only, engraved vignettes (?lacking the plan of Shrewsbury, a few light spots). Contemporary diced calf gilt (extremities rubbed, some light scuffing). Chubb CCXXXIX: "A very nicely engraved atlas ..." The printed list of plates calls for just 57 maps but 22 plans. Our copy contains a map of the Isle of Wight not on the list but is lacking the plan of Shrewsbury. To complicate matters further, Chubb calls for just 56 maps and 21 plans - but Shrewsbury is not listed amongst them.

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[COLE, G. & J. ROPER]. The British Atlas; comprising a Complete Set of County Maps of England and Wales: with a General Map of Navigable Rivers and Canals; and Plans of Cities and Principal Towns. London: Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810. 4° (289 x 232mm). List of maps and plans, 58 hand-coloured maps and 21 town plans ?only, engraved vignettes (?lacking the plan of Shrewsbury, a few light spots). Contemporary diced calf gilt (extremities rubbed, some light scuffing). Chubb CCXXXIX: "A very nicely engraved atlas ..." The printed list of plates calls for just 57 maps but 22 plans. Our copy contains a map of the Isle of Wight not on the list but is lacking the plan of Shrewsbury. To complicate matters further, Chubb calls for just 56 maps and 21 plans - but Shrewsbury is not listed amongst them.

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[COLE, G. & J. ROPER]. The British Atlas; comprising a Complete Set of County Maps of England and Wales: with a General Map of Navigable Rivers and Canals; and Plans of Cities and Principal Towns. London: Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810. 4° (289 x 232mm). List of maps and plans, 58 hand-coloured maps and 21 town plans ?only, engraved vignettes (?lacking the plan of Shrewsbury, a few light spots). Contemporary diced calf gilt (extremities rubbed, some light scuffing). Chubb CCXXXIX: "A very nicely engraved atlas ..." The printed list of plates calls for just 57 maps but 22 plans. Our copy contains a map of the Isle of Wight not on the list but is lacking the plan of Shrewsbury. To complicate matters further, Chubb calls for just 56 maps and 21 plans - but Shrewsbury is not listed amongst them.

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