ORCADES: OR A GEOGRAPHIC AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY OF THE ORKNEY AND LEWIS ISLANDS, IN EIGHT MAPS. EXHIBITING THE ROCKS, SHOALS, SOUNDINGS, QUALITY OF THE BOTTOM, DIVERSITIES OF THE COAST, FLOWINGS, SETTING OF THE TIDES, AND DISTANT VIEWS OF THE LAND. ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS; THE MANNER OF TAKING THE SURVEY; THE STATE OF THE TIDES; AND A PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF THE ROCKS, SHOALS, CHANNELS, HARBOURS, ANCHORING-PLACES, THE DIRECTIONS, IRREGULARITIES, AND VELOCITIES OF THE SEVERAL STREAMS OF TIDE ROUND EACH ISLAND. INTERPERSED WITH SUITABLE DIRECTIONS FOR SAILORS BY MURDOCH MACKENZIE
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR 1750 DESCRIPTION: First edition, folio atlas (62cm x 42cm), title, list of subscribers, 14pp. (text), eight double-page engraved charts by Emmanuel Bowen, six coloured in outline (as issued) and one (main Isle of Lewis map) with a fold-out portion. Original boards, re-backed and cornered in calf. Gilt titles to spine. CONDITION: VERY GOOD. An excellent copy. Some creasing to endpapers. Generally excellent condition throughout. One map slightly shaved to lower margin. Original boards have wear and marks, with a small portion missing to the front edge of the lower board. A very nice copy of this very rare work which is a landmark in hydrographic surveying. Please email if you would like further details. ************** |