A Map of the Coast of Spain, from the Streights of Gibralter to the Gulf of Cartagena.
S. Parker sculpt. Sold by H: Overton and I. Hoole at the White | Horse without Newgate London.
[and]: A New PLAN of the Garrison of GIBRALTER, with its fortifications &c. 1726.
London,
Henry Overton (I) and John Hoole,
1727.
Two engraved maps printed on a single sheet.
445 by 552mm. (17.5 by 21.75 inches).
11359
notes:
Very scarce composite sheet depicting Gibraltar from the siege of 1727; the
sheet bears a general map of the south-eastern coast of Spain from Seville and Cadiz to Cartagena, with an inset of the Straits of Gibraltar (194 x 469 mm); printed below, from a second plate, is a plan of Gibraltar's fortifications (195 x 471 mm).
The partnership of Overton and Hoole can be dated, from newspaper advertisements located thus far, from 6th August, 1724 to 8th - 10th Ma...
sheet bears a general map of the south-eastern coast of Spain from Seville and Cadiz to Cartagena, with an inset of the Straits of Gibraltar (194 x 469 mm); printed below, from a second plate, is a plan of Gibraltar's fortifications (195 x 471 mm).
The partnership of Overton and Hoole can be dated, from newspaper advertisements located thus far, from 6th August, 1724 to 8th - 10th Ma...
bibliography:
COPAC records only one example of the second state, in the British Library.
provenance:
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