John Walker's Scarce Late-18th-Century Atlas

[John Walker]. AN ATLAS TO WALKER'S GEOGRAPHY AND GAZETTEER. Dublin: Printed by Thomas Morton Bates, 1798. Calf backed marbled boards with gilt-stamped spine. 8vo; complete with (26) plates including double-page or folding maps and one historical chart with hand-coloring. With ownership signatures of John and Jameson(?) Redmond on the first free endpaper. Per ESTC, the atlas was likely intended to accompany Walker's Elements of Geography (1797); plates II-VI included in this text as stated on title page. ESTC T205959.

8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.

Private Collection

Boards with scuffing, light staining, and edge wear; joints rubbed and lightly creased with cracking starting at ends; spine with mild creasing and rubbing and a chip to the label; cracking at hinges yet still sturdy; interior with toning, scattered foxing, and occasional writing, staining including some minor damp stains, creasing, grime, edge wear, and small tears; map of Switzerland with area of thinned paper and associated small loss; endpapers with heavier wear and toning; maps reinforced at inner margins.