DUBLIN CORKE LONDONDERRY IRELAND 1732 BASIRE ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED CITIES MAP

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Double your traffic. Plans of the Principle Towns Forts and Harbours in Ireland . For Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History. Description: Striking and hightly detailed copper engraved map including from left to right the irish cities and towns of Drogheda, Londonderry, Kinsale Harbour, Charlemont Fort, Dublin, Coleraine, Harbour of Corke, Gallway, Kilkenny, Carickfergus, City of Corke, Athlone, Waterford, Bellfast, The Royal Fort of Dungannon, and Limerick . Engraved by Isaac Basire. Source: Paul de Rapin's The History of England written in French by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras. Translated into English with Additional Notes by N. Tindal. London: 1732 . Date: 1732 ( undated ) Dimension: Pa per size approx.: cm 53,6 x 42,1 Condition: Very strong a nd dark impression on very strong paper. Paper with chains and wiremarks. Uncolored as issued. Short margin to the top. Good lower missed. Lateral margins fully rematghined and handwritten. Small holes. Map washed and restor ed . Conditions are as you can see in the images. Writer: Paul de Rapin (March 25, 1661 - 1725), sieur of Thoyras (and therefore styled Thoyras de Rapin), was a French historian writing under English patronage. The son of Jacques de Rapin, an avocat at Castres (Tarn), he was educated at the Protestant academy of Saumur, and in 1679 became an advocate, but soon afterwards joined the army. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, and the death of his father led him to come to England; but, unable to find work there, he went on to the Netherlands where he enlisted in a company of French volunteers at Utrecht, commanded by his cousin, Daniel de Rapin. He accompanied William III to England in 1688, and during the Williamite war in Ireland he took part in the siege of Carrickfergus and the Battle of the Boyne, and was wounded at the Siege of Limerick (1690). Soon afterwards he was promoted to captain; but in 1693 he resigned in order to become tutor to the Earl of Portland's son. After travelling with the boy, he settled with his family (he married Marie-Anne Testart in 1699) in Holland, first at the Hague, then, to save money, at Wesel, in 1707. It was at Wesel that he began his great work, L'Histoire d'Angleterre. Volume I contained, in five books, an account of Britain from the time of the Ancient British down to the Norman Conquest, and made an unsually thorough attempt for its time to rally the various principal sources. Volume II (Books VI-VIII) Covered from William the Conqueror to Henry III; Volume III (IX, X and XI), Edward I to Henry V; Volume IV (XII to XIV), Henry VI to Henry VII; Volume V (XV), Henry VIII; Volume VI (XVI & XVII), Edward VI to Elizabeth, and Vol VII (XVIII), James I and Charles I. It was printed at the Hague in 1724, with illustrations and allegorical endpieces designed and engraved by F.M. La Cave, and with a dedicatory epistle to King George I. The written style is lucid and effective. Although written in French this work was produced for the endorsement of the British monarchy, and at the time of its publication, for the House of Hanover . /wiki/Isaac_Basire_(engraver) View My Feedback View My Other Items For Sale Visit my eBay Store All of the maps we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee all of our maps to be authentic. We do our best to describe the condition of our maps as accurately as possible. Due to the age and type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help. A Certification of Authenticity ( COA ) can be issued on requestI will send you all your item by Registered and Insured Airmal or by TNT/DHL with covering Insurance If you buy more than one item you have to pay just one only shipping cost Any map purchased from us may be returend for any reason for a full refund. About old times rare antiquarian bookS & maps sellers Our Firm was founded in 1983 and we are speciali... read more

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