HARRIS (JOHN)


Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca: or, a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispieces, 9 folding or double-page engraved maps (including 2 World, and Continents), 22 engraved plates, list of subscribers, small marginal repair to blank upper margin of Mercator's World map, traces of worming in upper margin of pp.155-185 in volume 1, short marginal tear repaired to a few text leaves at end of volume 2 but generally clean, contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked and refurbished at corners, gilt morocco spine labels, folio (390 x 235mm.), Thomas Bennet, John Nicholson, and Daniel Midwinter, 1705
|"The first edition is valuable for the original impressions of the fine series of maps by Hermann Moll, including a very good one of America. There is also a map of the world according to Mercator's projection, with improvements, showing the northern coast line and part of the west and south coasts of Australia..." (Hill).Provenance: "No.11 2:0:0., 2 vol.", inked price note on front free endpaper of volume 1.