A NEW MAP OF THE NORTHERN STATES.SWEDEN DENMARK NORWAY BY LAURIE & WHITTLE 1794

Description: A NEW MAP OF THE NORTHERN STATES CONTAINING THE KINGDOMS OF SWEDEN, DENMARK AND NORWAY, WITH THE WESTERN PARTS OF RUSSIA, LIVONIA COURLAND &CA.A highly decorative copper line engraved map with full original hand colour. Produced to accompany "A New and Elegant Imperial Sheet Atlas" published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, London 1810. Measures 470 x 640 mm. Good condition. Small wormhole to lower centrefold. Attractive original hand colour.A guaranteed genuine antique map. LAURIE AND WHITTLERobert Laurie (ca. 1755-1836) and James Whittle (1757-1818) formed their Fleet Street, London-based firm upon the 1794 death of their employer Robert Sayer, himself one of the dominant print and mapmakers of the last half of the 18th century.Laurie & Whittle started managing Sayer's business as early as 1787. They took over all managerial duties when Sayer's health flagged in 1792, and they changed the imprint in 1794 upon his death. Sayer left the two a 21-year lease on the shop (at £100 a year) and on Sayer's Bolt Court premises, as well as an option to acquire stock and equipment at a preferential price of £5,000 payable over three years.Robert Laurie retired from the firm in 1812, and his role was assumed by his son, Richard Holmes Laurie (1777-1858). The younger Laurie worked with James Whittle until the latter died in 1818. After R. H. Laurie died in 1858, Alexander George Findlay, FRGS (1812-1875) purchased the firm from his daughters. The firm continues today under another name, specializing in yachting charts.Laurie & Whittle were prolific print and map publishers, and throughout their careers, they produced numerous very important and rare works. They carried on Robert Sayer's atlas business and were responsible for editions of The Complete East-India Pilot and The American Atlas.

Price: 300 GBP

Location: Castelo de Vide, Alentejo

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