Lot 201: PINE (JOHN)

The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords: Representing the Several Engagements between the English and Spanish Fleets, in the Ever Memorable Year MDLXXXVIII, 2 vol. including Atlas, second edition, text volume containing engraved title within decorative border, dedication to the King, 2-page list of subscribers and 24 pages of text by Philip Morant, Atlas volume containing 2 engraved maps of Cornwall & Devon and the Thames (each dated 1740, not described by the Berlin Katalog and often not present), 5 double-page plates each with 2 engraved maps (numbered I-X), one double-page map of the British Isles showing the track of the Armada, and 10 double-page plates of the sea battle printed in green/blue within decorative borders incorporating medallion portraits, after Lempriere and Gravelot, some foxing and creasing, light dampstaining and one or two tears in margins, chart of the Armada and map X with stain and hole affecting image, contemporary half sheep, worn, joints cracked [Berlin Kat. 1677], folio (plate volume 520 x 375mm.), J. Pine, To be had at the Golden Head against Burlington House Piccadilly, 1745