Lot 36: SCALE Bernard

An Hibenian atlas; or general description of the Kingdom of Ireland: divided into provinces; with its sub-divisions of counties, baronies, &c. ... 1st edition, engraved titlepage and engraved dedication plate, with engraved letterpress and 37 hand coloured maps, contemporary tree calf, upper cover detached, last 4 maps and letterpress pages loose, contemporary ownership inscription on he engraved titlepage, 4to., London: Robert Sayer and John Bennet, 1796
Note: Chubb pp. 409-10. " A beautifully prepared atlas, containing thirty-seven finely engraved maps ... The compass indicators, on the maps, are of a highly decorative character" (Chubb)